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Definition for Value SetIdentifierUse
{
"resourceType": "ValueSet",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div><h2>IdentifierUse</h2><p>Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known</p><p>This value set defines its own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use</p><table><tr><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td>usual<a name=\"usual\"> </a></td><td/><td>the identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions.</td></tr><tr><td>official<a name=\"official\"> </a></td><td/><td>the identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item.</td></tr><tr><td>temp<a name=\"temp\"> </a></td><td/><td>A temporary identifier.</td></tr><tr><td>secondary<a name=\"secondary\"> </a></td><td/><td>An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/identifier-use",
"name": "IdentifierUse",
"publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "url",
"value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system": "email",
"value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}
],
"description": "Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known",
"status": "draft",
"date": "2014-09-30T18:09:16.975+10:00",
"define": {
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use",
"caseSensitive": true,
"concept": [
{
"code": "usual",
"definition": "the identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions."
},
{
"code": "official",
"definition": "the identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item."
},
{
"code": "temp",
"definition": "A temporary identifier."
},
{
"code": "secondary",
"definition": "An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context."
}
]
}
}