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This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use | 
| Name: | NameUse | 
| Definition: | The use of a human name | 
| Committee: | FHIR Infrastructure   Work Group | 
| OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.36 (for OID based terminology systems) | 
| Source Resource | XML / JSON | 
This value set is used in the following places:
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
This expansion generated 06 Dec 2016
This value set contains 7 concepts
Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use version 1.8.0
All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
| Code | Display | Definition | 
| usual | Usual | Known as/conventional/the one you normally use | 
| official | Official | The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called "legal name". | 
| temp | Temp | A temporary name. Name.period can provide more detailed information. This may also be used for temporary names assigned at birth or in emergency situations. | 
| nickname | Nickname | A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their formal or usual name | 
| anonymous | Anonymous | Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons) | 
| old | Old | This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records) | 
| maiden | Name changed for Marriage | A name used prior to changing name because of marriage. This name use is for use by applications that collect and store names that were used prior to a marriage. Marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world, and are constantly changing. This term is not gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's name | 
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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies | 
| Source | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) | 
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) | 
| Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application | 
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept | 
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |