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Codesystem-event-status.json

Example CodeSystem/event-status (JSON)

Maturity Level : N/A
Vocabulary Responsible Owner: Patient Care Work Group Ballot Standards Status : Informative

Raw JSON ( canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification )

Definition for Code System EventStatus SystemEventStatus

{
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "id": "event-status",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"

  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "event-status",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2025-11-10T15:17:08.817+00:00"

  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"

  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem event-status</b></p><a name=\"event-status\"> </a><a name=\"hcevent-status\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/event-status</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">preparation<a name=\"event-status-preparation\"> </a></td><td>Preparation</td><td>The core event has not started yet, but some staging activities have begun (e.g. surgical suite preparation).  Preparation stages may be tracked for billing purposes.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">in-progress<a name=\"event-status-in-progress\"> </a></td><td>In Progress</td><td>The event is currently occurring.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">not-done<a name=\"event-status-not-done\"> </a></td><td>Not Done</td><td>The event was terminated prior to any activity beyond preparation.  I.e. The 'main' activity has not yet begun.  The boundary between preparatory and the 'main' activity is context-specific.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">on-hold<a name=\"event-status-on-hold\"> </a></td><td>On Hold</td><td>The event has been temporarily stopped but is expected to resume in the future.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">stopped<a name=\"event-status-stopped\"> </a></td><td>Stopped</td><td>The event was terminated prior to the full completion of the intended activity but after at least some of the 'main' activity (beyond preparation) has occurred.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">completed<a name=\"event-status-completed\"> </a></td><td>Completed</td><td>The event has now concluded.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">entered-in-error<a name=\"event-status-entered-in-error\"> </a></td><td>Entered in Error</td><td>This electronic record should never have existed, though it is possible that real-world decisions were based on it.  (If real-world activity has occurred, the status should be &quot;stopped&quot; rather than &quot;entered-in-error&quot;.).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unknown<a name=\"event-status-unknown\"> </a></td><td>Unknown</td><td>The authoring/source system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this event.  Note: This concept is not to be used for &quot;other&quot; - one of the listed statuses is presumed to apply,  but the authoring/source system does not know which.</td></tr></table></div>"

  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
      "valueString": "Informative"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 3
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "pc"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/event-status",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.101"

  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "pc"

  },
  "version": "3.0.2",
  "name": "EventStatus",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "Codes identifying the stage lifecycle stage of a event",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/event-status",
  "content": "complete",
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "preparation",
      "display": "Preparation",
      "definition": "The core event has not started yet, but some staging activities have begun (e.g. surgical suite preparation).  Preparation stages may be tracked for billing purposes."
    },
    {
      "code": "in-progress",
      "display": "In Progress",
      "definition": "The event is currently occurring"
    },
    {
      "code": "suspended",
      "display": "Suspended",
      "definition": "The event has been temporarily stopped but is expected to resume in the future"
    },
    {
      "code": "aborted",
      "display": "Aborted",
      "definition": "The event was  prior to the full completion of the intended actions"
    },
    {
      "code": "completed",
      "display": "Completed",
      "definition": "The event has now concluded"
    },
    {
      "code": "entered-in-error",
      "display": "Entered in Error",
      "definition": "This electronic record should never have existed, though it is possible that real-world decisions were based on it.  (If real-world activity has occurred, the status should be \"cancelled\" rather than \"entered-in-error\".)"

  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 4
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/event-status",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.110"
  }],
  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
  "name" : "EventStatus",
  "title" : "EventStatus",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-11-10T15:17:08+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Patient Care",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"

    },
    {
      "code": "unknown",
      "display": "Unknown",
      "definition": "The authoring system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this request.  Note: This concept is not to be used for \"other\" - one of the listed statuses is presumed to apply, it's just not known which one."
    }
  ]

      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  },
  {
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
    }]
  },
  {
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/patientcare"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Codes identifying the lifecycle stage of an event.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/event-status",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "preparation",
    "display" : "Preparation",
    "definition" : "The core event has not started yet, but some staging activities have begun (e.g. surgical suite preparation).  Preparation stages may be tracked for billing purposes."
  },
  {
    "code" : "in-progress",
    "display" : "In Progress",
    "definition" : "The event is currently occurring."
  },
  {
    "code" : "not-done",
    "display" : "Not Done",
    "definition" : "The event was terminated prior to any activity beyond preparation.  I.e. The 'main' activity has not yet begun.  The boundary between preparatory and the 'main' activity is context-specific."
  },
  {
    "code" : "on-hold",
    "display" : "On Hold",
    "definition" : "The event has been temporarily stopped but is expected to resume in the future."
  },
  {
    "code" : "stopped",
    "display" : "Stopped",
    "definition" : "The event was terminated prior to the full completion of the intended activity but after at least some of the 'main' activity (beyond preparation) has occurred."
  },
  {
    "code" : "completed",
    "display" : "Completed",
    "definition" : "The event has now concluded."
  },
  {
    "code" : "entered-in-error",
    "display" : "Entered in Error",
    "definition" : "This electronic record should never have existed, though it is possible that real-world decisions were based on it.  (If real-world activity has occurred, the status should be \"stopped\" rather than \"entered-in-error\".)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "unknown",
    "display" : "Unknown",
    "definition" : "The authoring/source system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this event.  Note: This concept is not to be used for \"other\" - one of the listed statuses is presumed to apply,  but the authoring/source system does not know which."
  }]

}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.