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Identifies the style of unique identifier used to identify a namespace.
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This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-identifier-type defines the following codes:
CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
oid OID An ISO object identifier; e.g. 1.2.3.4.5. btnbtn
uuid UUID A universally unique identifier of the form a5afddf4-e880-459b-876e-e4591b0acc11. btnbtn
uri URI A uniform resource identifier (ideally a URL - uniform resource locator); e.g. http://unitsofmeasure.org. btnbtn
iri-stem IRI stem 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 rdf.html#iri-stem for details on how this value may be used. btnbtn
v2csmnemonic V2CSMNemonic 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 btnbtn
other Other Some other type of unique identifier; e.g. HL7-assigned reserved string such as LN for LOINC. btnbtn
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. See Code System for further information.
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). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
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