Kenya Patient Summary FHIR IG
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ValueSet: KPSPatientLinkType

Official URL: https://example.org/fhir/ValueSet/kps-patient-link-type Version: 0.1.0
Draft as of 2025-12-09 Computable Name: KPSPatientLinkType

ValueSet binding for Patient.link.type in Patient.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem LinkType v4.0.1 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 4 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type  replaced-byReplaced-byThe patient resource containing this link must no longer be used. The link points forward to another patient resource that must be used in lieu of the patient resource that contains this link.
http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type  replacesReplacesThe patient resource containing this link is the current active patient record. The link points back to an inactive patient resource that has been merged into this resource, and should be consulted to retrieve additional referenced information.
http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type  referReferThe patient resource containing this link is in use and valid but not considered the main source of information about a patient. The link points forward to another patient resource that should be consulted to retrieve additional patient information.
http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type  seealsoSee alsoThe patient resource containing this link is in use and valid, but points to another patient resource that is known to contain data about the same person. Data in this resource might overlap or contradict information found in the other patient resource. This link does not indicate any relative importance of the resources concerned, and both should be regarded as equally valid.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code