Release Date: 2015-07-31
OID for code system: 2.16.840.1.113883.5.44
OID for value set: 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.15880 (this is the value set that includes the entire code system)
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Level
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Code
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Display
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Definition
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DEL
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delimiter |
A delimiter has no meaning other than being literally printed in this name representation. A delimiter has no implicit leading and trailing white space.
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FAM
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family |
Family name, this is the name that links to the genealogy. In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father.
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GIV
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given |
Given name (don't call it "first name" since this given names do not always come first)
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PFX
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prefix |
A prefix has a strong association to the immediately following name part. A prefix has no implicit trailing white space (it has implicit leading white space though). Note that prefixes can be inverted.
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SFX
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suffix |
Description:A suffix has a strong association to the immediately preceding name part. A suffix has no implicit leading white space (it has implicit trailing white space though). Suffices cannot be inverted.
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