General reasons for a list to be empty. Reasons are either related to a summary list (i.e. problem or medication list) or to a workflow related list (i.e. consultation list).
Source Code System
2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1106 - List Empty Reasons - FHIR: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/list-empty-reason
Level/ Type
Code
Display Name
Code System
Code System Version
Designations
Description
0‑L
nilknown
Nil Known
List Empty Reasons
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Preferred: Nil Known
Clinical judgment that there are no known items for this list after reasonable investigation. Note that this a positive statement by a clinical user, and not a default position asserted by a computer system in the lack of other information. Example uses: * For allergies: the patient or patient's agent/guardian has asserted that he/she is not aware of any allergies (NKA - nil known allergies) * For medications: the patient or patient's agent/guardian has asserted that the patient is known to be taking no medications * For diagnoses, problems and procedures: the patient or patient's agent/guardian has asserted that there is no known event to record.
0‑L
notasked
Not Asked
List Empty Reasons
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Preferred: Not Asked
The investigation to find out whether there are items for this list has not occurred.
0‑L
withheld
Information Withheld
List Empty Reasons
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Preferred: Information Withheld
The content of the list was not provided due to privacy or confidentiality concerns. Note that it should not be assumed that this means that the particular information in question was withheld due to its contents - it can also be a policy decision.
0‑L
unavailable
Unavailable
List Empty Reasons
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Preferred: Unavailable
Information to populate this list cannot be obtained; e.g. unconscious patient.
0‑L
notstarted
Not Started
List Empty Reasons
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Preferred: Not Started
The work to populate this list has not yet begun.
0‑L
closed
Closed
List Empty Reasons
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Preferred: Closed
This list has now closed or has ceased to be relevant or useful.
Legenda: Type L=leaf, S=specializable, A=abstract, D=deprecated. NullFlavor OTH (other) suggests text in originalText. HL7 V3: NullFlavors to appear in @nullFlavor attribute instead of @code.