FHIR Release 3 (STU) R4 Ballot #1 (Mixed Normative/Trial use)

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v3.0.2: STU 3). (v3.3.0: R4 Ballot 2). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

4.2.12.344 4.2.13.360 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-status

Vocabulary Pharmacy Work Group   Maturity Level : 3 Informative Trial Use Use Context : Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-status
Name: MedicationRequestStatus
Definition:

A coded concept specifying the state of the prescribing event. Describes the lifecycle of the prescription

Committee: Pharmacy Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.344 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.360 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

  • MedicationRequestStatus (A coded concept specifying the state of the prescribing event. Describes the lifecycle of the prescription)

4.2.12.344.1 4.2.13.360.1 Content

4.2.12.344.2 4.2.13.360.2 MedicationRequestStatus

A coded concept specifying the state of the prescribing event. Describes the lifecycle of the prescription

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-status defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition
active Active The prescription is 'actionable', but not all actions that are implied by it have occurred yet.
on-hold On Hold Actions implied by the prescription are to be temporarily halted, but are expected to continue later. May also be called "suspended". "suspended".
cancelled Cancelled The prescription has been withdrawn. withdrawn before any administrations have occurred
completed Completed All actions that are implied by the prescription have occurred.
entered-in-error Entered In Error The prescription was entered in error. Some of the actions that are implied by the medication request may have occurred. For example, the medication may have been dispensed and the patient may have taken some of the medication. Clinical decision support systems should take this status into account
stopped Stopped Actions implied by the prescription are to be permanently halted, before all of them the administrations occurred. This should not be used if the original order was entered in error
draft Draft The prescription is not yet 'actionable', i.e. it is a work in progress, requires sign-off or verification, and needs to be run through decision support process.
unknown Unknown The authoring system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this request

 

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code