FHIR Extensions Pack
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ValueSet: specimen collection priority

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-priority Version: 5.4.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Orders and Observations Computable Name: SpecimenCollectionPriority
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.939, OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.856 (use: old), OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.402 (use: old)

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This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the priority of collection of a specimen.

References

Changes since version 5.3.0:

  • No changes

    • Logical Definition (CLD)

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

    Profile: Shareable ValueSet

     

    Expansion

    Expansion performed internally based on codesystem priority v3.0.0 (CodeSystem)

    This value set contains 5 concepts

    SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0027  SStat (do immediately)Stat (do immediately)
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0027  AAs soon as possible (a priority lower than stat)As soon as possible (a priority lower than stat)
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0027  RRoutineRoutine
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0027  PPreoperative (to be done prior to surgery)Preoperative (to be done prior to surgery)
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0027  TTiming critical (do as near as possible to requested time)Timing critical (do as near as possible to requested time)

    Description of the above table(s).