The
following
names
(URIs)
Identifier
systems
are
URIs
that
may
be
used
in
the
system
element
of
the
Identifier
data
type.
datatype.
In
the
past,
this
page
included
a
list
of
registered
URIs
approved
for
use.
However,
this
content
has
been
migrated
to
a
location
that
can
be
maintained
more
actively.
HL7
Terminology
(
http://terminology.hl7.org
)
provides
a
registry
of
Identifier
systems
which
are
actively
curated
by
HL7
International.
If
a
URI
is
defined
here,
in
HL7
Terminology,
it
SHALL
SHOULD
be
used
in
preference
to
any
other
identifying
mechanism.
Identifier.system.
If
an
identifier
system
is
not
listed
here,
the
correct
URI
may
be
determined
by
working
through
the
following
list,
was
defined
in
order:
the
HL7
OID
Registry
the
documentation
associated
with
the
identifier
consulting
the
owner
Terminology
prior
to
an
official
release
of
the
identifier
asking
on
the
HL7
vocabulary
mailing
list
See
also
the
list
of
known
coding
systems
that
can
FHIR
core
specification,
those
URIs
SHALL
be
used
in
the
preference
to
any
other
Identifier.system.
I.e.
all
system
element
of
the
Coding
data
type.
Additional
identifier
systems
may
be
registered
URIs
defined
on
terminology.hl7.org
prior
to
the
HL7
release
of
FHIR
registry
at
http://hl7.org/fhir/registry
.
R5
Implementation
Note:
SHALL
This
list
of
URIs
is
incomplete
and
subject
to
change.
Some
values
may
be
dropped
and
others
will
likely
be
added
in
the
coming
months
as
HL7
institutes
formal
processes
around
URIs
used
in
vocabulary.
systems
claiming
conformance
to
FHIR
R5.
The
URI
column
indicates
the
correct
value
to
use
in
the
Identifier
.
system
.
The
OID
is
provided
Many
identifier
systems
are
'local',
for
compatibility
with
HL7
v2
/
CDA
based
systems.
Note
that
any
URL
in
http://example.org
is
reserved
example
the
identifiers
used
for
testing
employee
numbers,
local
medical
record
numbers,
local
order
and
documentation
purposes.
identifier
URI
OID
(for
non-FHIR
systems)
Type
Comment
encounter
numbers,
etc.
The
system
URIs
(
W3C
):
when
the
identifier
is
a
URI
urn:ietf:rfc:3986
2.16.840.1.113883.4.873
As
defined
by
RFC
3986
(with
many
schemes
defined
in
many
RFCs).
For
OIDs
for
such
identifiers
are
generally
determined
and
UUIDs,
use
managed
by
the
URN
form
(
urn:oid:
(note:
lowercase)
and
urn:uuid:
DICOM
Unique
Id
urn:dicom:uid
An
OID
issued
under
DICOM
OID
rules.
DICOM
OIDs
issuing
system.
However,
'shared'
identifiers
that
are
represented
as
plain
OIDs,
with
used
across
a
prefix
wide
variety
of
"urn:oid:"
systems,
such
as
license
numbers,
government-assigned
identifiers,
etc.
need
to
have
consistent
URIs.
In
most
cases,
the
assigners
of
these
identifiers
will
not
have
published
an
official
URI.
United
States
Social
Security
Number
http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-ssn
2.16.840.1.113883.4.1
SB
(US)
The
SSN
If
an
identifier
system
for
a
'shared'
identifier
is
represented
not
listed
in
resources
with
dashes
removed
United
States
Medicare
Number
http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-medicare
2.16.840.1.113883.4.572
SB
(US)
HL7
Terminology,
implementers
SHOULD
(and
HL7
international
published
specifications
SHALL
)
follow
the
process
for
determining
Identifier.system
URIs
defined
by
the
HL7
Terminology
Authority,
as
documented
here
Medicare
Numbers
(HIC
or
HICN)
are
represented
without
any
spaces
or
dashes
.
Medicare
Beneficiary
Identifiers
are
represented
without
any
spaces
or
dashes
United
States
National
Provider
Identifier
http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
2.16.840.1.113883.4.6
PRN
(US)
Global
Trade
Item
Number
(GTIN)
See
also
the
list
of
known
coding
systems
https://www.gs1.org/gtin
1.3.160
Note:
GTINs
may
that
can
be
used
in
both
the
system
element
of
the
Codes
and
Identifiers
Coding
datatype.