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

Patient Administration Work Group Maturity Level: 1Draft Use Context: Not Intended for Production use

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-physical-type
Version:4.3.0-snapshot1
Name:LocationType
Title:
Definition:

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the physical form of the Location.

Committee:Patient Administration Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.328 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.418.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.418.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Dec 2021

This value set contains 14 concepts

Expansion based on LocationType v4.3.0-snapshot1 (CodeSystem)

All codes in this table are from the system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type

CodeDisplayDefinition
siSiteA collection of buildings or other locations such as a site or a campus.
buBuildingAny Building or structure. This may contain rooms, corridors, wings, etc. It might not have walls, or a roof, but is considered a defined/allocated space.
wiWingA Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors.
waWardA Ward is a section of a medical facility that may contain rooms and other types of location.
lvlLevelA Level in a multi-level Building/Structure.
coCorridorAny corridor within a Building, that may connect rooms.
roRoomA space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these.
bdBedA space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on. This is not the physical bed/trolley that may be moved about, but the space it may occupy.
veVehicleA means of transportation.
hoHouseA residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside.
caCabinetA container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items.
rdRoadA defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name.
areaAreaA defined physical boundary of something, such as a flood risk zone, region, postcode
jdnJurisdictionA 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 boundary

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
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). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
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