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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.

*Please note that these are Code System and/or Value set created by Ontario Health

Value Sets defined by this implementation guide:

Value Set Description Profiles Binding Strength
AddressType* Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Patient: Patient.address.type,
Practitioner: PractitionerRole.Location.address.type,
Organization: Organization.address.type		 Required
AddressUse* Indicates how the patient and provider address is used. Patient: Patient.address.use,
Practitioner: PractitionerRole.Location.address.use,
Organization: Organization.address.use		 Required
AdministrativeGender* The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. Patient: Patient.gender Required
ContactPointSystem* Telecommunications form for contact point. Patient: Patient.telecom.system Required
ContactPointUse* Use of contact point. Patient: Patient.telecom.use Required
CountryCode* The set of 3-character country codes. Patient: Patient.address.country,
Practitioner: PractitionerRole.Location.address.type,
Organization: Organization.address.country		 Required
DiagnosisCodes* Codes allowing ICD-10-CA-encoded diagnosis information to be communicated to the laboratory when required to complete the requested tests ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.reasonCode Required
DiagnosticReportStatus* Codes providing the status of an diagnostic report. DiagnosticReport: DiagnosticReport.status Required
DataMimetype* Attachment MIME type supported by OLIS Observation: Observation.value.extension.Attachment.ContentType Required
EncounterClass* Classification of the encounter. Encounter: Encounter.class.code Required
Identifier Type* Codes for general categories of identifiers DiagnosticReport: DiagnosticReport.identifier.type,
Observation: Observation.identifier.type,
ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.identifier.type
 Extensible
Interpretation* A categorical assessment, providing a rough qualitative interpretation of the observation value, such as “normal”/ “abnormal”,”low” / “high” Observation: Observation.interpretation Required
Lab Request Status* Status of results for ordered test ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.status.extension.LabRequestStatus Required
NatureOfAbnormalTest* This value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the target population criteria for the reference range Observation: Observation.referenceRange.appliesTo Required
ObservationStatus* Codes providing the status of an observation. Observation: Observation.status Required
ObservationCodes* Observation codes supported by OLIS Observation: Observation.code Required
ObservationCategory* Observation category codes supported by OLIS Observation: Observation.category Required
ParticipantType* Participant type for physicians supported by OLIS Encounter: Encounter.partcipant.type.coding.code Required
PatientIdentifierType* Code for Type of Patient Identifier. Patient: Patient.identifier.type Required
ProvinceStateCode* Codes for provinces, states and territories supported by Ontario Health interfaces. Patient: Patient.address.state,
Practitioner: PractitionerRole.Location.address.state,
Organization: Organization.address.state		 Required
Reportable Test Indicator* Laboratories are required to populate this filed to ensure that reportable laboratory findings are available to Public Health and Cancer Care Ontario. ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.extension.ReportableTestIndicator Required
RequestPriority* The clinical priority of a diagnostic order. ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.requisition.priority Required
RequestStatus* Codes providing the status of a requested test. ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.requisition.status Required
RequestTiming* Laboratories populate this field to set timing for request to pre-operative or Timing critical.. ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.extension.requestTiming Required
SourceOfComment* Codes supported by OLIS differentiating source of comment DiagnosticReport: DiagnosticReport.extension.note.extension,
ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.note.extension,
Observation: Observation.note.extension		 Required
SpecimenSourceCodes* The type of the specimen. Specimen: Specimen.type.coding.code Required
TestRequestCodes* Test request codes supported by OLIS ServiceRequest: ServiceRequest.code Required