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This chapter appears before the introduction of the various data types used to support coding because of the importance of codes in the CDATM (and HL7 Version 3 standards in general).
Vocabulary is an important component in the HL7 Reference Information Model. The HL7 Version 3 Reference Information Model is often described as a language for communicating about healthcare. If the RIM is the language, the codes that are used by Version 3 standards are the words that give this language an extensible meaning in the ever advancing world of healthcare. New codes are introduced regularly as important new ideas, diseases and treatments are discovered. Codes are used extensively in CDA to communicate about problems, medications, allergies, procedures, and a host of other concepts.
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Boone, K.W. (2011). Codes and Vocabularies. In: The CDA TM book. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-336-7_8
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