The IHE FormatCode code set is defined to be the set of
FormatCode(s) defined by IHE.
This code set additionally includes format codes
defined by the HL7 CDA.
The set was listed in HITSP C80 Table 2-153 Format Code Value Set Definition.
The use of the FormatCode specifies the technical format of the document.
The FormatCode is a further specialization more detailed than the mime-type.
The FormatCode provides sufficient information to allow any potential document consumer to know if it can process and/or display by identifying a document encoding, structure and template.
The actual list of codes is intended to be extensible.