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Codesystem-location-mode.json

Example CodeSystem/location-mode (JSON)

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

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

Definition for Code System LocationMode SystemLocationMode

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

  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "location-mode",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2025-12-17T09:50:17.012+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 location-mode</b></p><a name=\"location-mode\"> </a><a name=\"hclocation-mode\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/location-mode</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\">instance<a name=\"location-mode-instance\"> </a></td><td>Instance</td><td>The Location resource represents a specific instance of a location (e.g. Operating Theatre 1A).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">kind<a name=\"location-mode-kind\"> </a></td><td>Kind</td><td>The Location represents a class of locations (e.g. Any Operating Theatre) although this class of locations could be constrained within a specific boundary (such as organization, or parent location, address etc.).</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": "pa"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/location-mode",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.322"

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

  },
  "version": "3.0.2",
  "name": "LocationMode",
  "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": "Indicates whether a resource instance represents a specific location or a class of locations.",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-mode",
  "content": "complete",
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "instance",
      "display": "Instance",
      "definition": "The Location resource represents a specific instance of a location (e.g. Operating Theatre 1A)."

  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 5
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/location-mode",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.331"
  },
  {
    "use" : "old",
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.322"
  },
  {
    "use" : "old",
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.181"
  }],
  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
  "name" : "LocationMode",
  "title" : "Location Mode",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"

    },
    {
      "code": "kind",
      "display": "Kind",
      "definition": "The Location represents a class of locations (e.g. Any Operating Theatre) although this class of locations could be constrained within a specific boundary (such as organization, or parent location, address etc.)."
    }
  ]

      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Indicates whether a resource instance represents a specific location or a class of locations.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-mode",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "instance",
    "display" : "Instance",
    "definition" : "The Location resource represents a specific instance of a location (e.g. Operating Theatre 1A)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "kind",
    "display" : "Kind",
    "definition" : "The Location represents a class of locations (e.g. Any Operating Theatre) although this class of locations could be constrained within a specific boundary (such as organization, or parent location, address etc.)."
  }]

}

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.