Why identifier and not code?

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • R4
    • Biomedical Research & Regulation
    • AdministrableProductDefinition
      ManufacturedItemDefinition
      MedicinalProductDefinition
      PackagedProductDefinition
    • Correction

      Why are there 'identifiers' on these things rather than codes? NDC numbers, RxNorm values, etc. are all codes, not identifiers. We're talking about kinds of things here, not instances. As such we want codes in code systems, not identifiers.

      Proposed Wording:

      lloyd@lmckenzie.com

      (Comment 19 - imported by: Ron G. Parker)

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            Reporter:
            Ron G. Parker
            Lloyd McKenzie, Ron G. Parker
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