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Codesystem-contact-point-system.xml

Example CodeSystem/contact-point-system (XML)

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Maturity Level : N/A Standards Status : Informative

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Definition for Code SystemContactPointSystem

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


  
  
    
  
  
    
    
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
          phone
            
          
          
          The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international numbers
             starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required.
        
        
          fax
            
          
          
          The value is a fax machine. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended
             to enable automatic dialing support but not required.
        
        
          email
            
          
          
          
        
        
          pager
            
          
          
          The value is a pager number. These may be local pager numbers that are only usable on
             a particular pager system.
        
        
          url
            
          
          
          A contact that is not a phone, fax, pager or email address and is expressed as a URL.
              This is intended for various institutional or personal contacts including web sites,
             blogs, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Do not use for email addresses.
        
        
          sms
            
          
          
          
        
        
          other
            
          
          
          A contact that is not a phone, fax, page or email address and is not expressible as a
             URL.  E.g. Internal mail address.  This SHOULD NOT be used for contacts that are expressible
             as a URL (e.g. Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)  Extensions may be used to distinguish
             &quot;other&quot; contact types.
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international numbers
     starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required.
  
  
    
    
    The value is a fax machine. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended
     to enable automatic dialing support but not required.
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    The value is a pager number. These may be local pager numbers that are only usable on
     a particular pager system.
  
  
    
    
    A contact that is not a phone, fax, pager or email address and is expressed as a URL.
      This is intended for various institutional or personal contacts including web sites,
     blogs, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Do not use for email addresses.
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    A contact that is not a phone, fax, page or email address and is not expressible as a
     URL.  E.g. Internal mail address.  This SHOULD NOT be used for contacts that are expressible
     as a URL (e.g. Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)  Extensions may be used to distinguish
     &quot;other&quot; contact types.
  

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="contact-point-system"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system</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">phone
            <a name="contact-point-system-phone"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Phone</td> 
          <td> The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international
             numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but
             not required.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">fax            <a name="contact-point-system-fax"> </a>           </td>           <td> Fax</td>           <td> The value is a fax machine. Use of full international numbers starting with + is

             recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">email            <a name="contact-point-system-email"> </a>           </td>           <td> Email</td>           <td> The value is an email address.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">pager            <a name="contact-point-system-pager"> </a>           </td>           <td> Pager</td>           <td> The value is a pager number. These may be local pager numbers that are only usable

             on a particular pager system.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">url            <a name="contact-point-system-url"> </a>           </td>           <td> URL</td>           <td> A contact that is not a phone, fax, pager or email address and is expressed as

             a URL.  This is intended for various institutional or personal contacts including
             web sites, blogs, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Do not use for email addresses.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">sms            <a name="contact-point-system-sms"> </a>           </td>           <td> SMS</td>           <td> A contact that can be used for sending a sms message (e.g. mobile phones, some

             landlines).</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">other            <a name="contact-point-system-other"> </a>           </td>           <td> Other</td>           <td> A contact that is not a phone, fax, page or email address and is not expressible

             as a URL.  E.g. Internal mail address.  This SHOULD NOT be used for contacts that
             are expressible as a URL (e.g. Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)  Extensions may
             be used to distinguish &quot;other&quot; contact types.</td> 
        </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="fhir"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="normative"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version">    <valueCode value="4.0.0"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="5"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.72"/>   </identifier>   <version value="5.0.0"/>   <name value="ContactPointSystem"/>   <title value="ContactPointSystem"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00"/>   <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="Telecommunications form for contact point."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="phone"/>     <display value="Phone"/>     <definition value="The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international

     numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but
     not required."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="fax"/>     <display value="Fax"/>     <definition value="The value is a fax machine. Use of full international numbers starting with + is

     recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="email"/>     <display value="Email"/>     <definition value="The value is an email address."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="pager"/>     <display value="Pager"/>     <definition value="The value is a pager number. These may be local pager numbers that are only usable

     on a particular pager system."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="url"/>     <display value="URL"/>     <definition value="A contact that is not a phone, fax, pager or email address and is expressed as

     a URL.  This is intended for various institutional or personal contacts including
     web sites, blogs, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Do not use for email addresses."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="sms"/>     <display value="SMS"/>     <definition value="A contact that can be used for sending a sms message (e.g. mobile phones, some

     landlines)."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="other"/>     <display value="Other"/>     <definition value="A contact that is not a phone, fax, page or email address and is not expressible

     as a URL.  E.g. Internal mail address.  This SHOULD NOT be used for contacts that
     are expressible as a URL (e.g. Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)  Extensions may
     be used to distinguish &quot;other&quot; contact types."/> 
  </concept> 


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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.