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Terminology

Various coded values which are used to describe clinical concepts within health records as well as codes used within messages to meet the structural requirements of interfaces.

Value Sets defined by this implementation guide:

Value Set	Description	Profiles	Binding Strength
AddressType	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating mailing from physical addresses	Patient: Patient.address.type	Required
AddressUse	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario indicating how the patient and provider address is used	Patient: Patient.address.use, Practitioner: Practitioner.address.use, OrganizationOrderingFacility: Organization.address.use, OrganizationPerforming: Organization.address.use, OrganizationReporting: Organization.address.use	Required
AdministrativeGender	Administrative gender for patients and practitioners supported by eHealth Ontario	Patient: Patient.gender	Required
ContactPointSystem	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating types of contact point systems	Patient: Patient.contact.telecom.system	Required
ContactPointUse	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating uses of contact points	Patient: Patient.contact.telecom.use	Required
DiagnosticReportStatus	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating uses of diagnostic report status	DiagnosticReport: DiagnosticReport.status	Required
DataSubtype	Attachment subtype of referenced data supported by eHealth Ontario	Observation: Observation.value.valueAttachment.extension.data-subtype	Required
Interpretation	Abnormal observation flags supported by eHealth Ontario	Observation: Observation.interpretation, ObservationMicrobiologyChild: Observation.interpretation	Extensible
NatureOfAbnormalTest	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating types nature of abnormal tests	Observation: Observation.referenceRange.appliesTo	Required
ObservationStatus	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating uses of observation status	Observation: Observation.status, ObservationMicrobiologyChild: Observation.status	Required
ObservationCodes	Observation codes supported by eHealth Ontario	Observation: Observation.code, ObservationMicrobiologyChild: Observation.code	Required
ObservationMicrobiologyCodes	Microbiology codes supported by eHealth Ontario	ObservationMicrobiologyChild: Observation.value	Required
ObservationCategory	Observation category codes supported by eHealth Ontario	Observation: Observation.category, ObservationMicrobiologyChild: Observation.category	Preferred
ObservationRelationshipType	Codes specifying how two observations are related supported by eHealth Ontario	Observation: Observation.related.type	Required
ParticipantType	Participant type for physicians supported by eHealth Ontario	Encounter: Encounter.partcipant.type	Extensible
ProcedureRequestCodes	Procedure request codes supported by eHealth Ontario	ProcedureRequest: ProcedureRequest.code	Extensible
RequestPriority	Codes providing request priority supported by eHealth Ontario	ProcedureRequest: ProcedureRequest.requisition.priority	Required
RequestStatus	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating uses of request status	ProcedureRequest: ProcedureRequest.requisition.status	Required
SourceOfComment	Codes supported by eHealth Ontario differentiating source of comments types	DiagnosticReport: DiagnosticReport.extension.note, ProcedureRequest: ProcedureRequest.extension.note, Observation: Observation.extension.note	Optional
SpecimenSourceCodes	Specimen source codes supported by eHealth Ontario	Specimen: Specimen.type.coding.code	Required