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Codesystem-namingsystem-identifier-type.xml
Example
CodeSystem/namingsystem-identifier-type
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Definition
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Code
System
NamingSystemIdentifierType
SystemNamingSystemIdentifierType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-identifier-type defines the following
codes:
oid
uuid
uri
A uniform resource identifier (ideally a URL - uniform resource locator); e.g. http://unitsofmeasure
.org.
other
Some other type of unique identifier; e.g. HL7-assigned reserved string such as LN for
LOINC.
A uniform resource identifier (ideally a URL - uniform resource locator); e.g. http://unitsofmeasure
.org.
Some other type of unique identifier; e.g. HL7-assigned reserved string such as LN for
LOINC.
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="namingsystem-identifier-type"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2025-12-17T09:50:17.012+00:00"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<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>
</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>
</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>
</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> </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>
</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>
</div> </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"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="4"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-identifier-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.493"/> </identifier> <identifier> <use value="old"/> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.486"/> </identifier> <identifier> <use value="old"/> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.293"/> </identifier> <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/> <name value="NamingSystemIdentifierType"/> <title value="Naming System Identifier Type"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2023-01-26T15:53:48Z"/> <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="Identifies the style of unique identifier used to identify a namespace."/> <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/namingsystem-identifier-type"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="oid"/> <display value="OID"/> <definition value="An ISO object identifier; e.g. 1.2.3.4.5."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="uuid"/> <display value="UUID"/> <definition value="A universally unique identifier of the form a5afddf4-e880-459b-876e-e4591b0acc11."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="uri"/> <display value="URI"/> <definition value="A uniform resource identifier (ideally a URL - uniform resource locator); e.g.
http://unitsofmeasure.org."/>
</concept> <concept> <code value="iri-stem"/> <display value="IRI stem"/> <definition value="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."/>
</concept> <concept> <code value="v2csmnemonic"/> <display value="V2CSMNemonic"/> <definition value="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"/>
</concept> <concept> <code value="other"/> <display value="Other"/> <definition value="Some other type of unique identifier; e.g. HL7-assigned reserved string such as
LN for LOINC."/>
</concept>
</
CodeSystem
>
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