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Codesystem-codesystem-hierarchy-meaning.xml

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Definition for Code System CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning"/> 
  <meta> 
    

    <lastUpdated value="2018-08-19T21:48:56.559+10:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning</h2> 
      <div> 
        

        <p> The meaning of the hierarchy of concepts in a code system.</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning 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> 
          grouped-by

          <td style="white-space:nowrap">grouped-by
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-grouped-by"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Grouped By</td> 
          <td> No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined
             by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing
             from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the hierarchy have
             different meanings)

             different meanings).</td> 

        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          is-a

          <td style="white-space:nowrap">is-a
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-is-a"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Is-A</td> 
          <td> A hierarchy where the child concepts have an IS-A relationship with the parents - that
             is, all the properties of the parent are also true for its child concepts

             is, all the properties of the parent are also true for its child concepts. Not that is-a
             is a property of the concepts, so additional subsumption relationships may be defined
             using properties or the [subumes](extension-codesystem-subsumes.html) extension.</td> 

        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          part-of

          <td style="white-space:nowrap">part-of
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-part-of"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Part Of</td> 
          

          <td> Child elements list the individual parts of a composite whole (e.g. body site).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          classified-with

          <td style="white-space:nowrap">classified-with
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-classified-with"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Classified With</td> 
          <td> Child concepts in the hierarchy may have only one parent, and there is a presumption that
             the code system is a &quot;closed world&quot; meaning all things must be in the hierarchy.
             This results in concepts such as &quot;not otherwise classified.&quot;

             This results in concepts such as &quot;not otherwise classified.&quot;.</td> 

        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  
    

  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="vocab"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueString value="Normative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  
    
  

  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    

    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.785"/> 
  </identifier> 
  

  <version value="3.5.0"/> 
  <name value="CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning"/> 
  <title value="CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  

  <date value="2018-08-19T21:48:56+10:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  

  <description value="The meaning of the hierarchy of concepts in a code system."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="grouped-by"/> 
    <display value="Grouped By"/> 
    <definition value="No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined
     by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing
     from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the hierarchy have
     different meanings)

     different meanings)."/> 

  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="is-a"/> 
    <display value="Is-A"/> 
    <definition value="A hierarchy where the child concepts have an IS-A relationship with the parents - that
     is, all the properties of the parent are also true for its child concepts

     is, all the properties of the parent are also true for its child concepts. Not that is-a
     is a property of the concepts, so additional subsumption relationships may be defined
     using properties or the [subumes](extension-codesystem-subsumes.html) extension."/> 

  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="part-of"/> 
    <display value="Part Of"/> 
    

    <definition value="Child elements list the individual parts of a composite whole (e.g. body site)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="classified-with"/> 
    <display value="Classified With"/> 
    <definition value="Child concepts in the hierarchy may have only one parent, and there is a presumption that
     the code system is a &quot;closed world&quot; meaning all things must be in the hierarchy.
     This results in concepts such as &quot;not otherwise classified.&quot;

     This results in concepts such as &quot;not otherwise classified.&quot;."/> 

  </concept> 


</

CodeSystem

>



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.