<status value="draft"/><experimental value="false"/><date value="2018-08-19T21:48:56+10:00"/><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="A code describing where the dispensed medication is expected to be consumed or administered."/><caseSensitive value="true"/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-dispense-category"/><content value="complete"/><concept><code value="inpatient"/><display value="Inpatient"/><definition value="Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting."/></concept><concept><code value="outpatient"/><display value="Outpatient"/><definition value="Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)."/></concept><concept><code value="community"/><display value="Community"/><definition value="Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc.)."/></concept><concept><code value="discharge"/><display value="Discharge"/><definition value="Includes dispenses for medications created when the patient is being released from a facility."/></concept></CodeSystem>

MedicationDispenseCategory

A code describing where the dispensed medication is expected to be consumed or administered.

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medication-dispense-category defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
inpatient	Inpatient	Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting.
outpatient	Outpatient	Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office).
community	Community	Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc.).
discharge	Discharge	Includes dispenses for medications created when the patient is being released from a facility.