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Definition for Code System LocationType
{ "resourceType": "CodeSystem", "id": "location-physical-type", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00", "profile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-shareable-definition" ] }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/location-physical-type", "identifier": { "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986", "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.179" }, "version": "1.6.0", "name": "LocationType", "status": "draft", "experimental": true, "publisher": "FHIR Project team", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "other", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" } ] } ], "description": "This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the physical form of the Location.", "caseSensitive": true, "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-physical-type", "content": "complete", "concept": [ { "code": "si", "display": "Site", "definition": "A collection of buildings or other locations such as a site or a campus." }, { "code": "bu", "display": "Building", "definition": "Any 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." }, { "code": "wi", "display": "Wing", "definition": "A Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors." }, { "code": "wa", "display": "Ward", "definition": "A Ward is a section of a medical facility that may contain rooms and other types of location." }, { "code": "lvl", "display": "Level", "definition": "A Level in a multi-level Building/Structure." }, { "code": "co", "display": "Corridor", "definition": "Any corridor within a Building, that may connect rooms." }, { "code": "ro", "display": "Room", "definition": "A space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these." }, { "code": "bd", "display": "Bed", "definition": "A space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on." }, { "code": "ve", "display": "Vehicle", "definition": "A means of transportation." }, { "code": "ho", "display": "House", "definition": "A residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside." }, { "code": "ca", "display": "Cabinet", "definition": "A container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items." }, { "code": "rd", "display": "Road", "definition": "A defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name." }, { "code": "area", "display": "Area", "definition": "A defined physical boundary of something, such as a flood risk zone, region, postcode" }, { "code": "jdn", "display": "Jurisdiction", "definition": "A 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 (e.g. CDC, FDA etc.) or a Business segment (UK Pharmacy), not just an physical boundry" } ] }
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.