HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: ISO/IEEE 11073 Medical Device Communication Nomenclature

Official URL: urn:iso:std:iso:11073:10101 Version: 20250520
Active as of 2025-05-20 Responsible: IEEE-SA Computable Name: Mdc
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.6.24

Copyright/Legal: IEEE maintains copyright on all content from IEEE 11073 standards. All rights reserved. Implementers should obtain official copies of all applicable standards documents directly from IEEE. The inclusion of IEEE 11073 terminology codes and definitions in HL7 messages and related implementation guides is permitted under existing agreements. For permission regarding any other usage, please contact IEEE at copyrights@ieee.org.

The nomenclature relates primarily to vital signs monitoring, but also includes semantics of other medical devices that are commonly used in acute care settings. There are multiple coding partitions each of which has a systematic name consisting of a set of base concepts and differentiating criteria.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-mdc

This case-insensitive code system urn:iso:std:iso:11073:10101 defines codes, but no codes are represented here

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2025-05-27reviseDEVMichael FaughnUpdate MDC CodeSystem with copyright statement; up-667
2022-07-22reviseTSMGJessica BotaAdd default value of TRUE for code systems missing caseSensitive element unless otherwise specified; UP-322