Defines a value which has been coded in a Microsoft Health Vocabulary.
The sequence of elements that make up the type.
| Name | Type | Min Occurs | Max Occurs | Summary | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| value | http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:string | The code value which identifies the item in the vocabulary. | Codes are unique to the vocabulary they reside in. The codes for a particular vocabulary can be enumerated using GetVocabulary. | ||
| family | http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:string | 0 | The family of the vocabulary. |
The family of a vocabulary partially identifies the
vocabulary instance along with type and version. If
the value is missing the family is assumed to be
'wc' which is the Microsoft Health Lexicon.
For example, 'NCPDP' is the vocabulary family for codes in the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs. | |
| type | http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:string | The type of the vocabulary. |
This is the name that identifies the vocabulary in
the family of vocabularies. For example, 'SCRIPT' is the vocabulary name for medical prescriptions in the 'NCPDP' family of vocabularies. | ||
| version | http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:string | 0 | The version of the vocabulary. | The version identifies which version of a vocabulary identified by the 'type' element the code is in if more than one version is present. |
The Microsoft Health Service provides a set of vocabularies
containing common health and fitness terms and codes.
Vocabularies are identified by their family, type, and
version and contain values which identify an entry in that
vocabulary by code.
For example, a prescription
vocabulary may be identified by the family 'NCPDP', type
'SCRIPT', and version '1.0' and contain a code of 10 which
identifies a 'tablet' form of medication.