HL7 Terminology (THO)
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HL7 Terminology (THO), published by HL7 International - Vocabulary Work Group. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 7.4.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/UTG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

IHE FormatCode Code System

Metadata Record Information Version 20260816
Maintained By HL7 Terminology Services Management Group (TSMG)
Last Updated Date 16 August 2026
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Code System Names Formal name IHE Format Code set for use with Document Sharing
Short name IHE FormatCode
Code System Technical Identifiers Identification Record
TSMG-endorsed URI http://ihe.net/fhir/ihe.formatcode.fhir/CodeSystem/formatcode
TSMG-endorsed OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.2.3
Code System Information Links https://profiles.ihe.net/fhir/ihe.formatcode.fhir/CodeSystem-formatcode.html
Description
A code system defined to be the set of FormatCodes defined by IHE, for use with Document Sharing. This code set additionally includes, as deprecated, format codes defined by HL7 International (see Format Codes for IHE XDS). The HL7 codes are now managed by HL7 International. The set of IHE FormatCode codes was listed in HITSP C80 Table 2-153 Format Code Value Set Definition, but since has been updated. The use of the FormatCode specifies the technical format of the document. The FormatCode tends to reference the IHE Content Profile (Implementation Guide) that defines the use-case and constraints. The FormatCode is a further specialization more detailed than the mime-type. The FormatCode provides sufficient metadata information to allow any potential document content consumer to know if it can process and/or display by identifying a document encoding, structure and template. The set of codes is intended to be preferred.
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New versions produced through updates to the IHE FormatCode Vocabulary specification.
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