AU Patient Summary Implementation Guide
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This page is part of the AU Patient Summary (v0.1.0-preview: QA Preview) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. No current official version has been published yet. 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 Patient Summary (AU PS).

AU PS does not define any unique terminology FHIR artefacts. Terminology supported in AU PS 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 PS, i.e bound as preferred or stronger to a supported element, element slice, or extension in an AU PS 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 PS Encounter AU Base
AdministrativeGender AU PS Patient FHIR
AddressUse AU Core Location, AU PS Organization, AU PS Patient FHIR
AddressType AU Core Location, AU PS Organization, AU PS Patient FHIR
Adverse Reaction Agent AU PS AllergyIntolerance NCTS
Adverse Reaction Substances and Negated Findings AU PS AllergyIntolerance NCTS
AllergyIntolerance Clinical Status Codes AU PS AllergyIntolerance FHIR
AllergyIntolerance Verification Status Codes AU PS AllergyIntolerance FHIR
AllergyIntoleranceSeverity AU PS AllergyIntolerance FHIR
Australian Immunisation Register Vaccine AU PS Immunization NCTS
Australian Indigenous Status AU PS Patient NCTS
Australian Medication AU PS MedicationRequest, AU PS Medication NCTS
Australian Medicines Terminology Vaccine AU PS Immunization NCTS
Australian Pronouns Individual Pronouns NCTS
Australian States and Territories AU Core Location, AU PS Organization, AU PS Patient NCTS
Clinical Condition AU PS Condition NCTS
Clinical Finding AU PS AllergyIntolerance, AU PS Condition NCTS
Clinical Specialty AU PS PractitionerRole NCTS
Common Languages in Australia AU PS Patient, AU PS Practitioner NCTS
Condition/Diagnosis Severity AU PS Condition FHIR
ConditionCategoryCodes AU PS Condition FHIR
ConditionClinicalStatusCodes AU PS Condition FHIR
ConditionVerificationStatus AU PS Condition FHIR
ContactPointSystem AU PS Organization, AU PS Patient, AU PS PractitionerRole FHIR
ContactPointUse AU PS Organization, AU PS Patient, AU PS PractitionerRole FHIR
DVA Entitlement AU PS Patient AU Base
Encounter Reason Codes AU PS Encounter FHIR
EncounterStatus AU PS Encounter FHIR
EventStatus AU PS Procedure FHIR
Gender Identity Response Individual Gender Identity NCTS
Healthcare Organisation Role Type AU PS Organization NCTS
hl7VS-degreeLicenseCertificate - AU Extended AU PS Practitioner AU Base
hl7VS-identifierType - AU Extended AU PS Organization AU Base
hl7VS-providerRole - AU Extended AU PS Immunization AU Base
IdentifierUse AU PS Patient FHIR
Immunization Status Codes AU PS Immunization FHIR
Indicator of Hypersensitivity or Intolerance to Substance AU PS AllergyIntolerance NCTS
Individual Healthcare Identifier Record Status AU PS Patient NCTS
Location Type (Physical) - AU Extended AU Core Location AU Base
LocationStatus AU Core Location FHIR
Medication request intent AU PS MedicationRequest FHIR
Medicationrequest status AU PS MedicationRequest FHIR
NameUse AU PS Patient, AU PS Practitioner, AU PS RelatedPerson FHIR
Participant type AU PS Encounter FHIR
PBS Item Codes AU PS MedicationRequest, AU PS Medication AU Base
Practitioner Role AU PS PractitionerRole NCTS
Procedure AU PS Procedure NCTS
Reason for Request AU PS MedicationRequest NCTS
Related Person Relationship Type AU PS RelatedPerson NCTS
Route of Administration AU PS MedicationRequest NCTS
Service Type AU PS Encounter NCTS
ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType - AU Extended AU Core Location AU Base
SNOMED CT Additional Dosage Instructions AU PS MedicationRequest FHIR
SNOMED CT Administration Method Codes AU PS MedicationRequest 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 or are the code system for a fixed value in an AU PS profile.

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 or the profile where a fixed value is applied.
  • 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, AU PS Composition 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 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, Vital Signs, AU PS Composition 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
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
RoleCode ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType - AU Extended, Related Person Relationship Type 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, 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, Related Person Relationship Type, Route of Administration, Service Type, 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
v2 Contact Role Related Person Relationship Type FHIR Health Level Seven International
v3 Code System ParticipationType Participant type FHIR Health Level Seven International