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CommunicationBarrierSystem
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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.
Canonical URL
http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/CodeSystem/communication-barrier
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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="communication-barrier" /> <url value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/CodeSystem/communication-barrier" /> <name value="CommunicationBarrierSystem" /> <title value="Communication Barrier System" /> <status value="draft" /> <experimental value="false" /> <publisher value="Canada Health Infoway" /> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url" /> <value value="http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca" /> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email" /> <value value="standards@infoway-inforoute.ca" /> </telecom> </contact> <description value="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." /> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166" /> <code value="CA" /> </coding> </jurisdiction> <copyright value="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)." /> <content value="complete" /> <count value="3" /> <concept> <code value="NO" /> <display value="Interpreter Not Needed" /> <definition value="Patient understands the official language. Interpreter not required." /> </concept> <concept> <code value="INT" /> <display value="Interpreter Needed" /> <definition value="Patient cannot understand the official language and an interpreter is required to provide the service." /> </concept> <concept> <code value="INTNO" /> <display value="No Understanding / Interpreter Not Needed" /> <definition value="Patient cannot understand the official language but an interpreter is not required to provide the service." /> </concept> </CodeSystem>
{ "resourceType": "CodeSystem", "id": "communication-barrier", "url": "http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/CodeSystem/communication-barrier", "name": "CommunicationBarrierSystem", "title": "Communication Barrier System", "status": "draft", "experimental": false, "publisher": "Canada Health Infoway", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "url", "value": "http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca" }, { "system": "email", "value": "standards@infoway-inforoute.ca" } ] } ], "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.", "jurisdiction": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "urn:iso:std:iso:3166", "code": "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).", "content": "complete", "count": 3, "concept": [ { "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." } ] }