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4.4.1.271 4.4.1.285 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection

Orders and Observations Work Group   Maturity Level : 1 Draft Use Context : Any Not Intended for Production use

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection
Version: 4.0.1 5.0.0-snapshot1
Name: SpecimenCollection
Title: Specimen collection methods
Definition:

Actions that can be taken for the collection of specimen from a subject.

Committee: Orders and Observations Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.1398 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright:

This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org

Source Resource XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.271.1 4.4.1.285.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - 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