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Codesystem-language-preference-type.xml

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)

Definition for Code System LanguagePreferenceType

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

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="language-preference-type"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"/> 
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> Language preference type</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> This value set defines the set of codes for describing the type or mode of the patient's
           preferred language.</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/language-preference-type 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">verbal
            <a name="language-preference-type-verbal"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> verbal</td> 
          <td> The patient prefers to verbally communicate with the associated language.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">written
            <a name="language-preference-type-written"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> written</td> 
          <td> The patient prefers to communicate in writing with the associated language.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/language-preference-type"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1023"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="4.0.1"/> 
  <name value="LanguagePreferenceType"/> 
  <title value="Language preference type"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="This value set defines the set of codes for describing the type or mode of the patient's
   preferred language."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="verbal"/> 
    <display value="verbal"/> 
    <definition value="The patient prefers to verbally communicate with the associated language."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="written"/> 
    <display value="written"/> 
    <definition value="The patient prefers to communicate in writing with the associated language."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

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.