Connectathon 11 Snapshot

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1.25.2.1.228 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/organization-type

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/organization-type

Name:

OrganizationType

Definition:

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a type of organization.

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.228 (for OID based terminology systems)

System URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/organization-type

System OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.228

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

Organization.type (Example)

1.25.2.1.228.1 Content Logical Definition

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

Code	Display	Definition
prov	Healthcare Provider	An organization that provides healthcare services.
dept	Hospital Department	A department or ward within a hospital (Generally is not applicable to top level organizations)
team	Organizational team	An organizational team is usually a grouping of practitioners that perform a specific function within an organization (which could be a top level organization, or a department).
govt	Government	A political body, often used when including organization records for government bodies such as a Federal Government, State or Local Government.
ins	Insurance Company	A company that provides insurance to its subscribers that may include healthcare related policies.
edu	Educational Institute	An educational institution that provides education or research facilities.
reli	Religious Institution	An organization that is identified as a part of a religious institution.
crs	Clinical Research Sponsor	An organization that is identified as a Pharmaceutical/Clinical Research Sponsor.
cg	Community Group	An un-incorporated community group.
bus	Non-Healthcare Business or Corporation	An organization that is a registered business or corporation but not identified by other types.
other	Other	Other type of organization not already specified.

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A 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

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The 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

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code