RequestPriority
Identifies the level of importance to be assigned to actioning the request
This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority defines the following codes:
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Code
|
Display
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Definition
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| routine
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Routine |
The request has normal priority |
| urgent
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Urgent |
The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine |
| asap
|
ASAP |
The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent |
| stat
|
STAT |
The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority. E.g. an emergency |