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ValueSet: language preference type value set

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/language-preference-type Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Administration Computable Name: LanguagePreferenceType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.1022

This value set defines the set of codes for describing the type or mode of the patient's preferred language.

References

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • No changes

    • Logical Definition (CLD)

    Last updated: 2023-01-31 07:07:38+1100

    Profile: Shareable ValueSet

    • Include these codes as defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/language-preference-type version 📦5.3.0-ballot-tc1
      CodeDisplayDefinition
      verbalverbalThe patient prefers to verbally communicate with the associated language.
      writtenwrittenThe patient prefers to communicate in writing with the associated language.

     

    Expansion

    Expansion performed internally based on codesystem language preference type code system v5.3.0-ballot-tc1 (CodeSystem)

    This value set contains 2 concepts

    SystemCodeDisplay (en)JSONXML
    http://hl7.org/fhir/language-preference-type  verbalverbal
    http://hl7.org/fhir/language-preference-type  writtenwritten

    Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

    Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
    System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
    Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
    Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
    Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
    Comments Additional notes about how to use the code