{ "description": "The meaning of the hierarchy of concepts in a code system", "_filename": "codesystem-codesystem-hierarchy-meaning.json", "package_name": "hl7.fhir.core", "date": "2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00" }, "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "content": "complete", "name": "CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning", "type": null, "experimental": "false", "resourceType": "CodeSystem", "title": null, "package_version": "1.8.0", "status": "draft", "id": "55b4392e-17a3-4e2b-a7bf-fc1942df5494", "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning", "kind": null, "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning", "identifier": { "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.982", "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986" }, "concept": [ { "code": "grouped-by", "display": "Grouped By", "definition": "No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the heirarchy have different meanings)" }, { "code": "is-a", "display": "Is-A", "definition": "A hierarchy where the child concepts have an IS-A relationship with the parents - that is, all the properties of the parent are also true for it's child concepts" }, { "code": "part-of", "display": "Part Of", "definition": "Child elements list the individual parts of a composite whole (e.g. bodysite)" }, { "code": "classified-with", "display": "Classified With", "definition": "Child concepts in the hierarchy may have only one parent and there is a presumption that the code system is a \"closed world\" meaning all things must be in the hierarchy. This results in concepts such as \"not otherwise clasified.\"" } ], "caseSensitive": true, "version": "1.8.0", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir", "system": "url" }, { "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org", "system": "email" } ] } ] }