Code | Display | Definition |
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user | Sorted by User | The list was sorted by a user. The criteria the user used are not specified. |
system | Sorted by System | The list was sorted by the system. The criteria the user used are not specified; define additional codes to specify a particular order (or use other defined codes). |
event-date | Sorted by Event Date | The list is sorted by the data of the event. This can be used when the list has items which are dates with past or future events. |
entry-date | Sorted by Item Date | The list is sorted by the date the item was added to the list. Note that the date added to the list is not explicit in the list itself. |
priority | Sorted by Priority | The list is sorted by priority. The exact method in which priority has been determined is not specified. |
alphabetic | Sorted Alphabetically | The list is sorted alphabetically by an unspecified property of the items in the list. |
category | Sorted by Category | The list is sorted categorically by an unspecified property of the items in the list. |
patient | Sorted by Patient | The list is sorted by patient, with items for each patient grouped together. |
Code | Display | Definition |
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nilknown | 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. |
notasked | Not Asked | The investigation to find out whether there are items for this list has not occurred. |
withheld | 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. |
unavailable | Unavailable | Information to populate this list cannot be obtained; e.g. unconscious patient. |
notstarted | Not Started | The work to populate this list has not yet begun. |
closed | Closed | This list has now closed or has ceased to be relevant or useful. |