DSTU2

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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 Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

Location.physicalType (Example)

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:

Code	Display	Definition
bu	Building	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.
wi	Wing	A Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors.
lvl	Level	A Level in a multi-level Building/Structure.
co	Corridor	Any corridor within a Building, that is not within.
ro	Room	A space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these.
bd	Bed	A space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on.
ve	Vehicle	A means of transportation.
ho	House	A residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside.
ca	Cabinet	A container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items.
rd	Road	A defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name.
jdn	Jurisdiction	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).
area	Area	A defined boundary, such as a state, region, country, county

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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