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  "name": "CommunicationBarrierSystem",
  "id": "communication-barrier",
  "title": "Communication Barrier System",
  "description": "Contains codes required to identify if the patient speaks/understands an offical language (english/french), or if she/he does not and an interpreter is required.",
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    {
      "code": "NO",
      "display": "Interpreter Not Needed",
      "definition": "Patient understands the official language. Interpreter not required."
    },
    {
      "code": "INT",
      "display": "Interpreter Needed",
      "definition": "Patient cannot understand the official language and an interpreter is required to provide the service."
    },
    {
      "code": "INTNO",
      "display": "No Understanding / Interpreter Not Needed",
      "definition": "Patient cannot understand the official language but an interpreter is not required to provide the service."
    }
  ],
  "experimental": false,
  "publisher": "Canada Health Infoway",
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "code": "CA",
          "system": "urn:iso:std:iso:3166"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "standards@infoway-inforoute.ca"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "copyright": "Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy).",
  "count": 3
}