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: Error Severity (2.8.1 - 1.1.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="errorSeverity"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-errorSeverity.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/errorSeverity</code></a></li></ul></div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
    <valueString value="2.8.1"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory">
    <valueString value="generate correct history somehow"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo">
    <valueString value="0516"/>
  </extension>
  <url
       value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/errorSeverity"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.337"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="1.1.0"/>
  <name value="ErrorSeverity"/>
  <title value="Error Severity (2.8.1 - 1.1.0)"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <date value="2026-01-27T19:45:38+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7/FO"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="HL7/FO"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying the severity of an application error as reported during acknowledgment of messages. Knowing if something is Error, Warning or Information is intrinsic to how an application handles the content and the information flow.  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging acknowledgment in the ERR segment."/>
  <copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <compositional value="false"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <property>
    <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
    <uri
         value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced"/>
    <description value="version when was this code introduced"/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </property>
  <property>
    <code value="versionDeprecated"/>
    <uri
         value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated"/>
    <description value="version when was this code deprecated"/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </property>
  <property>
    <code value="status"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/>
    <description
                 value="A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired"/>
    <type value="code"/>
  </property>
  <property>
    <code value="comment"/>
    <uri
         value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment"/>
    <description
                 value="A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept"/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </property>
  <property>
    <code value="usage"/>
    <uri
         value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage"/>
    <description value="usage notes for this code"/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </property>
  <property>
    <code value="modified"/>
    <uri
         value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified"/>
    <description value="date of last modification"/>
    <type value="dateTime"/>
  </property>
  <concept>
    <code value="E"/>
    <display value="Error"/>
    <definition value="Error"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Fehler"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="usage"/>
      <valueString value="Transaction was unsuccessful"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.5"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="F"/>
    <display value="Fatal Error"/>
    <definition value="Fatal Error"/>
    <property>
      <code value="usage"/>
      <valueString
                   value="Message not processed due to application or network failure condition"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.6"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="I"/>
    <display value="Information"/>
    <definition value="Information"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Information"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="usage"/>
      <valueString
                   value="Transaction was successful but includes information e.g., inform patient"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.5"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="W"/>
    <display value="Warning"/>
    <definition value="Warning"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Warnung"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="usage"/>
      <valueString value="Transaction successful, but there may issues"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.5"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>