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Codesystem-list-empty-reason.xml

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Definition for Code System ListEmptyReasons

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="list-empty-reason"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2021-01-21T15:34:20.265+00:00"/> 
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> List Empty Reasons</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> General reasons for a list to be empty. Reasons are either related to a summary list (i.e.
           problem or medication list) or to a workflow related list (i.e. consultation list).</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/list-empty-reason defines the following
         codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">nilknown
            <a name="list-empty-reason-nilknown"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Nil Known</td> 
          <td> Clinical judgment that there are no known items for this list after reasonable investigation.
             Note that this a positive statement by a clinical user, and not a default position asserted
             by a computer system in the lack of other information. Example uses:  * For allergies:
             the patient or patient's agent/guardian has asserted that he/she is not aware of any allergies
             (NKA - nil known allergies)  * For medications: the patient or patient's agent/guardian
             has asserted that the patient is known to be taking no medications  * For diagnoses, problems
             and procedures: the patient or patient's agent/guardian has asserted that there is no
             known event to record.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">notasked
            <a name="list-empty-reason-notasked"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Not Asked</td> 
          <td> The investigation to find out whether there are items for this list has not occurred.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">withheld
            <a name="list-empty-reason-withheld"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Information Withheld</td> 
          <td> The content of the list was not provided due to privacy or confidentiality concerns. Note
             that it should not be assumed that this means that the particular information in question
             was withheld due to its contents - it can also be a policy decision.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">unavailable
            <a name="list-empty-reason-unavailable"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Unavailable</td> 
          <td> Information to populate this list cannot be obtained; e.g. unconscious patient.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">notstarted
            <a name="list-empty-reason-notstarted"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Not Started</td> 
          <td> The work to populate this list has not yet begun.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">closed
            <a name="list-empty-reason-closed"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Closed</td> 
          <td> This list has now closed or has ceased to be relevant or useful.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="sd"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/list-empty-reason"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1106"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="4.0.1"/> 
  <name value="ListEmptyReasons"/> 
  <title value="List Empty Reasons"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="FHIR Project"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="General reasons for a list to be empty. Reasons are either related to a summary list (i.e.
   problem or medication list) or to a workflow related list (i.e. consultation list)."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/list-empty-reason"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="nilknown"/> 
    <display value="Nil Known"/> 
    <definition value="Clinical judgment that there are no known items for this list after reasonable investigation.
     Note that this a positive statement by a clinical user, and not a default position asserted
     by a computer system in the lack of other information. Example uses:  * For allergies:
     the patient or patient's agent/guardian has asserted that he/she is not aware of any allergies
     (NKA - nil known allergies)  * For medications: the patient or patient's agent/guardian
     has asserted that the patient is known to be taking no medications  * For diagnoses, problems
     and procedures: the patient or patient's agent/guardian has asserted that there is no
     known event to record."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="notasked"/> 
    <display value="Not Asked"/> 
    <definition value="The investigation to find out whether there are items for this list has not occurred."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="withheld"/> 
    <display value="Information Withheld"/> 
    <definition value="The content of the list was not provided due to privacy or confidentiality concerns. Note
     that it should not be assumed that this means that the particular information in question
     was withheld due to its contents - it can also be a policy decision."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="unavailable"/> 
    <display value="Unavailable"/> 
    <definition value="Information to populate this list cannot be obtained; e.g. unconscious patient."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="notstarted"/> 
    <display value="Not Started"/> 
    <definition value="The work to populate this list has not yet begun."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="closed"/> 
    <display value="Closed"/> 
    <definition value="This list has now closed or has ceased to be relevant or useful."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.