AU Core Implementation Guide
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This page is part of the AU Core (v1.0.0: R1) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version in its permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Terminology

Page standards status: Informative

This page includes the value sets and code systems supported in AU Core.

AU Core does not define any unique terminology FHIR artefacts. Terminology supported in AU Core are published in AU Base, the base FHIR specification, HL7 Terminology (THO), or the National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS).

Implementers are advised to take note that expansions of value sets visible in this guide may differ from expansions returned with a server using HL7 Terminology (THO) version 6.0.0 or higher.

Value Sets

The following value sets are supported in AU Core, i.e bound as preferred or stronger to a supported element, element slice, or extension in an AU Core profile.

Column attribute descriptions are as follows:

  • ValueSet: The title of the value set.
  • Profiles and Extensions where used: The profiles and extensions that reference the value set.
  • Available from: Where the value set is published.
ValueSet Profiles and Extensions where used Available from
ActEncounterCode - AU Extended AU Core Encounter AU Base
AdministrativeGender AU Core Patient FHIR
AddressUse AU Core Location, AU Core Organization, AU Core Patient FHIR
AddressType AU Core Location, AU Core Organization, AU Core Patient FHIR
Adverse Reaction Agent AU Core AllergyIntolerance NCTS
Adverse Reaction Substances and Negated Findings AU Core AllergyIntolerance NCTS
AllergyIntolerance Clinical Status Codes AU Core AllergyIntolerance FHIR
AllergyIntolerance Verification Status Codes AU Core AllergyIntolerance FHIR
AllergyIntoleranceSeverity AU Core AllergyIntolerance FHIR
Australian Immunisation Register Vaccine AU Core Immunization NCTS
Australian Indigenous Status AU Core Patient NCTS
Australian Medication AU Core MedicationRequest, AU Core Medication NCTS
Australian Medicines Terminology Vaccine AU Core Immunization NCTS
Australian Pronouns Individual Pronouns NCTS
Australian States and Territories AU Core Location, AU Core Organization, AU Core Patient NCTS
Biological Sex AU Core Sex Assigned At Birth NCTS
Body Length Units AU Core Body Height, AU Core Waist Circumference FHIR
Body Temperature Units AU Core Body Temperature FHIR
Body Weight Units AU Core Body Weight FHIR
Clinical Condition AU Core Condition NCTS
Clinical Finding AU Core AllergyIntolerance, AU Core Condition NCTS
Clinical Specialty AU Core PractitionerRole NCTS
Common Languages in Australia AU Core Patient, AU Core Practitioner NCTS
Condition/Diagnosis Severity AU Core Condition FHIR
ConditionCategoryCodes AU Core Condition FHIR
ConditionClinicalStatusCodes AU Core Condition FHIR
ConditionVerificationStatus AU Core Condition FHIR
ContactPointSystem AU Core Organization, AU Core Patient, AU Core PractitionerRole FHIR
ContactPointUse AU Core Organization, AU Core Patient, AU Core PractitionerRole FHIR
DataAbsentReason AU Core Pathology Result Observation, AU Core Heart Rate, AU Core Body Height, AU Core Blood Pressure, AU Core Respiration Rate, AU Core Body Weight, AU Core Waist Circumference, AU Core Body Temperature, AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation, AU Core Smoking Status FHIR
DVA Entitlement AU Core Patient AU Base
Encounter Reason Codes AU Core Encounter FHIR
EncounterStatus AU Core Encounter FHIR
EventStatus AU Core Procedure FHIR
Gender Identity Response Individual Gender Identity NCTS
Healthcare Organisation Role Type AU Core Organization NCTS
hl7VS-degreeLicenseCertificate - AU Extended AU Core Practitioner AU Base
hl7VS-identifierType - AU Extended AU Core Organization AU Base
hl7VS-providerRole - AU Extended AU Core Immunization AU Base
IdentifierUse AU Core Patient FHIR
Immunization Status Codes AU Core Immunization FHIR
Indicator of Hypersensitivity or Intolerance to Substance AU Core AllergyIntolerance NCTS
Individual Healthcare Identifier Record Status AU Core Patient NCTS
Location Type (Physical) - AU Extended AU Core Location AU Base
LocationStatus AU Core Location FHIR
Medication request intent AU Core MedicationRequest FHIR
Medicationrequest status AU Core MedicationRequest FHIR
Metric Body Length Units AU Core Body Height, AU Core Waist Circumference NCTS
Metric Body Weight Units AU Core Body Weight NCTS
NameUse AU Core Patient, AU Core Practitioner FHIR
Observation Category Codes AU Core Pathology Result Observation, AU Core Heart Rate, AU Core Body Height, AU Core Blood Pressure, AU Core Respiration Rate, AU Core Body Weight, AU Core Waist Circumference, AU Core Body Temperature, AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation, AU Core Smoking Status FHIR
Observation Interpretation Codes AU Core Pathology Result Observation, AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation FHIR
Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes AU Core Pathology Result Observation, AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation FHIR
ObservationStatus AU Core Blood Pressure, AU Core Body Height, AU Core Body Temperature, AU Core Body Weight, AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation, AU Core Heart Rate, AU Core Pathology Result Observation, AU Core Respiration Rate, AU Core Smoking Status, AU Core Waist Circumference FHIR
Participant type AU Core Encounter FHIR
PBS Item Codes AU Core MedicationRequest, AU Core Medication AU Base
Practitioner Role AU Core PractitionerRole NCTS
Procedure AU Core Procedure NCTS
QuantityComparator AU Core Blood Pressure, AU Core Body Height, AU Core Body Temperature, AU Core Body Weight, AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation, AU Core Heart Rate, AU Core Pathology Result Observation, AU Core Respiration Rate, AU Core Waist Circumference FHIR
RCPA SPIA Pathology Reporting AU Core Pathology Result Observation NCTS
Reason for Request AU Core MedicationRequest NCTS
Route of Administration AU Core MedicationRequest NCTS
Service Type AU Core Encounter NCTS
ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType - AU Extended AU Core Location AU Base
Smoking Status AU Core Smoking Status NCTS
SNOMED CT Additional Dosage Instructions AU Core MedicationRequest FHIR
SNOMED CT Administration Method Codes AU Core MedicationRequest FHIR
Vital Signs Units AU Core Heart Rate, AU Core Body Height, AU Core Blood Pressure, AU Core Respiration Rate, AU Core Body Weight, AU Core Waist Circumference, AU Core Body Temperature FHIR
VitalSigns AU Core Heart Rate, AU Core Body Height, AU Core Blood Pressure, AU Core Respiration Rate, AU Core Body Weight, AU Core Waist Circumference, AU Core Body Temperature FHIR

Code Systems

See the FHIR terminology section for a complete discussion on code systems and a list of code system names used in FHIR.

The following code systems are referenced by the value sets listed above.

Column attribute descriptions are as follows:

  • CodeSystem: The title of a code system.
  • ValueSet where used: The value set(s) that reference the code system.
  • Available from: Where the code system is published.
  • Publisher: Identifies the organisation responsible for maintaining the code system.
CodeSystem ValueSet where used Available from Publisher
ActCode AU ActEncounterCode - AU Extended AU Base HL7 Australia
ActCode ActEncounterCode HL7 Terminology (THO) Health Level Seven International
AddressUse AddressUse FHIR Health Level Seven International
AddressType AddressType FHIR Health Level Seven International
AdministrativeGender AdministrativeGender FHIR Health Level Seven International
AllergyIntolerance Clinical Status Codes AllergyIntolerance Clinical Status Codes FHIR Health Level Seven International
AllergyIntolerance Verification Status AllergyIntolerance Verification Status Codes FHIR Health Level Seven International
AllergyIntoleranceSeverity AllergyIntoleranceSeverity FHIR Health Level Seven International
Australian Immunisation Register Vaccine Australian Immunisation Register Vaccine NCTS Services Australia
Australian Indigenous Status Australian Indigenous Status NCTS Australian Digital Health Agency
Australian States and Territories Australian States and Territories NCTS Australian Digital Health Agency
Condition Category Codes Condition Category Codes FHIR Health Level Seven International
Condition Clinical Status Codes Condition Clinical Status Codes FHIR Health Level Seven International
ConditionVerificationStatus ConditionVerificationStatus FHIR Health Level Seven International
ContactPointSystem ContactPointSystem FHIR Health Level Seven International
ContactPointUse ContactPointUse FHIR Health Level Seven International
DataAbsentReason Australian Pronouns, Gender Identity Response, Biological Sex, DataAbsentReason HL7 Terminology (THO) Health Level Seven International
DegreeLicenseCertificate AU hl7VS-degreeLicenseCertificate - AU Extended AU Base HL7 Australia
EncounterStatus EncounterStatus FHIR Health Level Seven International
EventStatus EventStatus FHIR Health Level Seven International
IdentifierType AU DVA Entitlement, hl7VS-identifierType - AU Extended AU Base HL7 Australia
identifierType hl7VS-identifierType - AU Extended HL7 Terminology (THO) Health Level Seven International
IdentifierUse IdentifierUse FHIR Health Level Seven International
Location Type (Physical) AU Location Type (Physical) - AU Extended AU Base HL7 Australia
Location Type AU ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType - AU Extended AU Base HL7 Australia
LocationStatus LocationStatus FHIR Health Level Seven International
LOINC Australian Pronouns, RCPA SPIA Pathology Reporting, Vital Signs NCTS, HL7 Terminology (THO) Regenstrief Institute, Inc
Medication request intent Medication request intent FHIR Health Level Seven International
MedicationRequest status Medicationrequest status FHIR Health Level Seven International
NameUse NameUse FHIR Health Level Seven International
Observation Category Codes Observation Category Codes FHIR Health Level Seven International
Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes FHIR Health Level Seven International
ObservationStatus ObservationStatus FHIR Health Level Seven International
ParticipationType Participant type FHIR Health Level Seven International
PBS Item Codes PBS Item Codes AU Base Department of Health and Aged Care, Commonwealth of Australia
providerRole AU hl7VS-providerRole - AU Extended AU Base HL7 Australia
providerRole hl7VS-providerRole - AU Extended HL7 Terminology (THO) Health Level Seven International
QuantityComparator QuantityComparator FHIR Health Level Seven International
RoleCode ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType - AU Extended HL7 Terminology (THO) Health Level Seven International
SNOMED CT (Australian extension) Adverse Reaction Agent, Adverse Reaction Substances and Negated Findings, Australian Medication, Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) Vaccine, Biological Sex, Clinical Condition, Clinical Finding, Clinical Specialty, Encounter Reason Codes, Gender Identity Response, Healthcare Organisation Role Type, Indicator of Hypersensitivity or Intolerance to Substance, PractitionerRole, Procedure, Reason for Request, Route of Administration, Service Type, Smoking Status, SNOMED CT Additional Dosage Instructions, SNOMED CT Administration Method Codes NCTS Australian Digital Health Agency
Tags for the Identification of Languages Common Languages in Australia HL7 Terminology (THO) Internet Engineering Task Force
Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) Body Length Units, Body Temperature Units, Body Weight Units, Metric Body Length Units, Metric Body Weight Units HL7 Terminology (THO) Regenstrief Institute, Inc
v3 Code System ObservationInterpretation Observation Category Codes FHIR Health Level Seven International
v3 Code System ParticipationType Participant type FHIR Health Level Seven International