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1.25.2.1.179 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-physical-type

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-physical-type
Name:LocationType
Definition:This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the physical form of the Location.
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.179 (for OID based terminology systems)
System URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/location-physical-type
System OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.179
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

1.25.2.1.179.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set has an inline code system http://hl7.org/fhir/location-physical-type, which defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
bu BuildingAny Building or structure. This may contain rooms, corridors, wings, etc. It may not have walls, or a roof, but is considered a defined/allocated space.
wi WingA Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors.
lvl LevelA Level in a multi-level Building/Structure
co CorridorAny corridor within a Building, that is not within
ro RoomA space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc, but does not require these
bd BedA space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on
ve VehicleA means of transportation
ho HouseA residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside
ca CabinetA container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items
rd RoadA defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name
jdn JurisdictionA wide scope that covers a conceptual domain, such as a Nation (Country wide community or Federal Government - e.g. Ministry of Health), Province or State (community or Government), Business (throughout the enterprise), Nation with a business scope of an agency (eg. CDC, FDA etc.) or a Business segment (UK Pharmacy)
area AreaAn defined boundary, such as a state, region, country, county

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance)
DisplayThe display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code