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  1. FHIR Specification Feedback
  2. FHIR-33941

$validate-code should return system | version | code when display is returned

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    • Resolution: Persuasive with Modification
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    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • R5
    • Terminology Infrastructure
    • CodeSystem
      ValueSet
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      Update the FHIR core specification as follows:

      1. code, system and version to be added as optional output parameters.
      2. codeableConcept to be added as an optional output parameter
      3. When validating a code or a coding, then the code, system and version output parameters SHOULD be populated when possible.
      4. When a validating a CodeableConcept, then the codeableConcept output parameter SHOULD be populated when possible.
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      Update the FHIR core specification as follows: code, system and version to be added as optional output parameters. codeableConcept to be added as an optional output parameter When validating a code or a coding, then the code, system and version output parameters SHOULD be populated when possible. When a validating a CodeableConcept, then the codeableConcept output parameter SHOULD be populated when possible.
    • Michael Lawley/Jess Bota: 2-0-0
    • Enhancement
    • Compatible, substantive
    • R5

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      At present the $validate-code operation returns a display for the client to use when displaying the code to a user. This is used quite a bit, but using it has thrown up a problem: when you pass the terminology server a code with no system (typically on code elements), or a CodeableConcept with multiple codings, the client doesn't know the source of the display, and sometimes this is useful.

       

      The server should return system + code so that the client can know - if it cares - what the display being returned is for. In addition, if the client cares, or should also get the version the display is from.

       

      Note that tx.fhir.org already does this, since this has proven operationally necessary in the generation of FHIR IGs

       

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            abdullah.rafiqi Abdullah Rafiqi
            GrahameGrieve Grahame Grieve
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