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Definition
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Code
System
NamingSystemIdentifierType
SystemNamingSystemIdentifierType
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "namingsystem-identifier-type",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"
"lastUpdated" : "2025-12-17T09:50:17.012+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem namingsystem-identifier-type</b></p><a name=\"namingsystem-identifier-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcnamingsystem-identifier-type\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-identifier-type</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\">oid<a name=\"namingsystem-identifier-type-oid\"> </a></td><td>OID</td><td><div><p>An ISO object identifier; e.g. 1.2.3.4.5.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">uuid<a name=\"namingsystem-identifier-type-uuid\"> </a></td><td>UUID</td><td><div><p>A universally unique identifier of the form a5afddf4-e880-459b-876e-e4591b0acc11.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">uri<a name=\"namingsystem-identifier-type-uri\"> </a></td><td>URI</td><td><div><p>A uniform resource identifier (ideally a URL - uniform resource locator); e.g. http://unitsofmeasure.org.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">iri-stem<a name=\"namingsystem-identifier-type-iri-stem\"> </a></td><td>IRI stem</td><td><div><p>An IRI string that can be prepended to the code to obtain a concept IRI for RDF applications. This should be a valid, absolute IRI as defined in RFC 3987. See <a href=\"rdf.html#iri-stem\">the RDF spec</a> for details on how this value may be used.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">v2csmnemonic<a name=\"namingsystem-identifier-type-v2csmnemonic\"> </a></td><td>V2CSMNemonic</td><td><div><p>A short string published by HL7 for use in the V2 family of standsrds to idenfify a code system in the V12 coded data types CWE, CNE, and CF. The code values are also published by HL7 at http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/vocab/table_0396/index.cfm</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">other<a name=\"namingsystem-identifier-type-other\"> </a></td><td>Other</td><td><div><p>Some other type of unique identifier; e.g. HL7-assigned reserved string such as LN for LOINC.</p>\n</div></td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "fhir"
"valueCode" : "vocab"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 1
"valueInteger" : 4
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-identifier-type",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.493"
},
{
"use" : "old",
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.486"
},
{
"use" : "old",
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.293"
}],
"version" : "4.0.1",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
"name" : "NamingSystemIdentifierType",
"title" : "NamingSystemIdentifierType",
"status" : "draft",
"title" : "Naming System Identifier Type",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
"date" : "2023-01-26T15:53:48Z",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "Identifies the style of unique identifier used to identify a namespace.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/namingsystem-identifier-type",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "oid",
"display" : "OID",
"definition" : "An ISO object identifier; e.g. 1.2.3.4.5."
},
{
"code" : "uuid",
"display" : "UUID",
"definition" : "A universally unique identifier of the form a5afddf4-e880-459b-876e-e4591b0acc11."
},
{
"code" : "uri",
"display" : "URI",
"definition" : "A uniform resource identifier (ideally a URL - uniform resource locator); e.g. http://unitsofmeasure.org."
},
{
"code" : "iri-stem",
"display" : "IRI stem",
"definition" : "An IRI string that can be prepended to the code to obtain a concept IRI for RDF applications. This should be a valid, absolute IRI as defined in RFC 3987. See [the RDF spec](rdf.html#iri-stem) for details on how this value may be used."
},
{
"code" : "v2csmnemonic",
"display" : "V2CSMNemonic",
"definition" : "A short string published by HL7 for use in the V2 family of standsrds to idenfify a code system in the V12 coded data types CWE, CNE, and CF. The code values are also published by HL7 at http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/vocab/table_0396/index.cfm"
},
{
"code" : "other",
"display" : "Other",
"definition" : "Some other type of unique identifier; e.g. HL7-assigned reserved string such as LN for LOINC."
}]
}
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.
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