Blue Button 2.0 Implementation Guide

Race Codes

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  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "race",
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    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><h2>Race Codes</h2><div><p>Blue Button Race Codes. Source: (https://bluebutton.cms.gov/resources/variables/race/)</p>
</div><p>This code system https://bluebutton.cms.gov/assets/ig/CodeSystem-race defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td>0<a name="race-0"> </a></td><td>Unknown</td><td>Unknown</td></tr><tr><td>1<a name="race-1"> </a></td><td>White</td><td>White</td></tr><tr><td>2<a name="race-2"> </a></td><td>Black</td><td>Black</td></tr><tr><td>3<a name="race-3"> </a></td><td>Other</td><td>Other</td></tr><tr><td>4<a name="race-4"> </a></td><td>Asian</td><td>Asian</td></tr><tr><td>5<a name="race-5"> </a></td><td>Hispanic</td><td>Hispanic</td></tr><tr><td>6<a name="race-6"> </a></td><td>North American Native</td><td>North American Native</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
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  "identifier" : {
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  },
  "version" : "1.1.1",
  "name" : "Race Codes",
  "title" : "Race Codes",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2018-11-27T15:56:35+00:00",
  "publisher" : "CMS Blue Button 2.0 Team",
  "description" : "Blue Button Race Codes. Source: (https://bluebutton.cms.gov/resources/variables/race/)",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "https://bluebutton.cms.gov/assets/ig/ValueSet-race",
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    {
      "code" : "0",
      "display" : "Unknown",
      "definition" : "Unknown"
    },
    {
      "code" : "1",
      "display" : "White",
      "definition" : "White"
    },
    {
      "code" : "2",
      "display" : "Black",
      "definition" : "Black"
    },
    {
      "code" : "3",
      "display" : "Other",
      "definition" : "Other"
    },
    {
      "code" : "4",
      "display" : "Asian",
      "definition" : "Asian"
    },
    {
      "code" : "5",
      "display" : "Hispanic",
      "definition" : "Hispanic"
    },
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      "code" : "6",
      "display" : "North American Native",
      "definition" : "North American Native"
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