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| Defining URL: | http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/contact-purpose |
| Version: | 4.0.0 |
| Name: | ContactPurpose |
| Title: | Contact Purpose |
| Status: | Active as of 2022-03-31 |
| Definition: | The purpose for which an associated contact can be reached. |
| Publisher: | Health Level Seven Australia (Patient Administration WG) |
| Copyright: | HL7 Australia© 2018+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved. |
| OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.2.3.4.2.4.19 (for OID based terminology systems) |
| Source Resource: | XML / JSON / Turtle |
This value set includes codes based on the following rules:
http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/contact-purposeThis value set contains 12 concepts
Expansion based on:
| Code | System | Display | Definition |
| after-hours | http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/contact-purpose | After Hours | Contact to be used during an after hours period as determined by the contact entity. An after hours period is a period of time outside of normal operating periods of the entity or service. |
| medical-record | http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/contact-purpose | Medical Record | Contact for medical/clinical records including provision of results to a practitioner or the correction of a clinical record. |
| emergency | http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/contact-purpose | Emergency | Contact to be used in an emergency. |
| clinical-emergency | http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/contact-purpose | Clinical Emergency | Contact to be used in a clinical emergency. |
| legal | http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/contact-purpose | Legal | Contact for legal concerns or enquiries. |
| privacy | http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/contact-purpose | Privacy | Contact for concerns or enquiries relating to privacy of information. |
| BILL | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/contactentity-type | Billing | Contact details for information regarding to billing/general finance enquiries. |
| ADMIN | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/contactentity-type | Administrative | Contact details for administrative enquiries. |
| HR | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/contactentity-type | Human Resource | Contact details for issues related to Human Resources, such as staff matters, OH&S etc. |
| PAYOR | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/contactentity-type | Payor | Contact details for dealing with issues related to insurance claims/adjudication/payment. |
| PATINF | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/contactentity-type | Patient | Generic information contact for patients. |
| PRESS | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/contactentity-type | Press | Dedicated contact point for matters relating to press enquiries. |