FHIR Extensions Pack
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FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.4.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Focal Subject Codes

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/focal-subject Version: 5.4.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Orders and Observations Computable Name: FocalSubjectCodes
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.954, OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.869 (use: old), OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.400 (use: old)

Copyright/Legal: This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement

Example value set composed from SNOMED CT and HL7 V3 codes for observation targets such as donor, fetus or spouse. As use cases are discovered, more values may be added.

References

Changes since version 5.3.0:

  • One or more text definitions/displays have changed

    • Logical Definition (CLD)

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

    Profile: Shareable ValueSet

    This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

    • Include these codes as defined in http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)
      CodeDisplay
      83418008 ChangedEntire fetus
    • Include these codes as defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType version 📦7.0.0
      CodeDisplayDefinition
      DON donor In some organ transplantation services and rarely in transfusion services a donor will be a target participant in the service. However, in most cases transplantation is decomposed in three services: explantation, transport, and implantation. The identity of the donor (recipient) is often irrelevant for the explantation (implantation) service.
    • Include these codes as defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode version 📦4.0.0
      CodeDisplayDefinition
      SPS spouse The player of the role is a marriage partner of the scoping person.

     

    Expansion

    Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on:

    This value set contains 3 concepts

    SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
    http://snomed.info/sct  83418008Entire fetus
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType  DONdonor

    In some organ transplantation services and rarely in transfusion services a donor will be a target participant in the service. However, in most cases transplantation is decomposed in three services: explantation, transport, and implantation. The identity of the donor (recipient) is often irrelevant for the explantation (implantation) service.

    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  SPSspouse

    The player of the role is a marriage partner of the scoping person.

    Description of the above table(s).