HL7 Specification: Characteristics of a Value Set Definition, Release 1

DESCRIPTION

This document describes the data elements that formally define and characterize (describe) how to create an HL7 conformant value set. These include: the metadata used to identify and define a value set definition, example functions that can be used to construct a value set definition expression which defines the intended coded content, elements to support value set definition versioning. It includes an informative discussion on the necessary value set expansion that is the result of evaluation of a value set definition.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

HL7 Specification: Characteristics of a Value Set Definition, Release 1 may also go by the following names or acronyms:

TARGETS

• Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
• Immunization Registries
• Quality Reporting Agencies
• Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)
• Regulatory Agency
• Payors
• Pharmaceutical Vendors
• EHR, PHR Vendors
• Equipment Vendors
• Health Care IT Vendors
• Clinical Decision Support Systems Vendors
• Lab Vendors
• HIS Vendors
• Emergency Services Providers
• Local and State Departments of Health
• Medical Imaging Service Providers
• Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health)
• Anyone developing value sets

BENEFITS

• Provides formal metadata and content requirements needed to represent value sets in a consistent manner
• Clarifies the difference between the value set content logical definition (CLD) that is used to determine the membership of a value set expansion from that resulting expansion membership which can change based on application of the CLD to different code system versions
• Enables standardization of identification and textual description of metadata, and the intended scope of membership coverage

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

• HL7 FHIR 

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TOPIC

• Terminology

BALLOT TYPE

• Normative

STATUS DATE

2023-12-05

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUPS

PRODUCT TYPE

• Standard Reference Materials

STAKEHOLDERS

• Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
• Clinical Decision Support Systems Vendors
• EHR, PHR Vendors
• Emergency Services Providers
• Equipment Vendors
• Health Care IT Vendors
• Healthcare Institutions
• HIS Vendors
• Immunization Registries
• Lab Vendors
• Local and State Departments of Health
• Medical Imaging Service Providers
• Payors
• Pharmaceutical Vendors
• Quality Reporting Agencies
• Regulatory Agency
• Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)

FAMILY

• Cross-paradigm

CURRENT STATE

• Active

REALM

• Universal