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4.3.2.13922 HL7 v3 Value Set EntityClassRoot

Vocabulary

Work Group

Maturity Level: N/A

External

Use Context: Any

This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot) is defined as part of HL7 v3. Related FHIR content: EntityClassRoot.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot

Name:

EntityClassRoot

Definition:

Corresponds to the Entity class

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.13922 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is not currently used

4.3.2.13922.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include codes from http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityClass where concept is-a ENT

4.3.2.13922.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 19 Apr 2017

This value set contains 27 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityClass version 2016-11-11

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityClass

Code	Display	Definition
ENT	entity	Corresponds to the Entity class
HCE	health chart entity	A health chart included to serve as a document receiving entity in the management of medical records.
LIV	living subject	Anything that essentially has the property of life, independent of current state (a dead human corpse is still essentially a living subject).
NLIV	non-person living subject	A subtype of living subject that includes all living things except the species Homo Sapiens.
ANM	animal	A living subject from the animal kingdom.
MIC	microorganism	All single celled living organisms including protozoa, bacteria, yeast, viruses, etc.
PLNT	plant	A living subject from the order of plants.
PSN	person	A living subject of the species homo sapiens.
MAT	material	Any thing that has extension in space and mass, may be of living or non-living origin.
CHEM	chemical substance	A substance that is fully defined by an organic or inorganic chemical formula, includes mixtures of other chemical substances. Refine using, e.g., IUPAC codes.
FOOD	food	Naturally occurring, processed or manufactured entities that are primarily used as food for humans and animals.
MMAT	manufactured material	Corresponds to the ManufacturedMaterial class
CONT	container	A container of other entities.
HOLD	holder	A type of container that can hold other containers or other holders.
DEV	device	A subtype of ManufacturedMaterial used in an activity, without being substantially changed through that activity. The kind of device is identified by the code attribute inherited from Entity. Usage: This includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment.
CER	certificate representation	A physical artifact that stores information about the granting of authorization.
MODDV	imaging modality	Class to contain unique attributes of diagnostic imaging equipment.
ORG	organization	A social or legal structure formed by human beings.
PUB	public institution	An agency of the people of a state often assuming some authority over a certain matter. Includes government, governmental agencies, associations.
STATE	state	A politically organized body of people bonded by territory, culture, or ethnicity, having sovereignty (to a certain extent) granted by other states (enclosing or neighboring states). This includes countries (nations), provinces (e.g., one of the United States of America or a French departement), counties or municipalities. Refine using, e.g., ISO country codes, FIPS-PUB state codes, etc.
NAT	Nation	A politically organized body of people bonded by territory and known as a nation.
PLC	place	A physical place or site with its containing structure. May be natural or man-made. The geographic position of a place may or may not be constant.
CITY	city or town	The territory of a city, town or other municipality.
COUNTRY	country	The territory of a sovereign nation.
COUNTY	county or parish	The territory of a county, parish or other division of a state or province.
PROVINCE	state or province	The territory of a state, province, department or other division of a sovereign country.
RGRP	group	A grouping of resources (personnel, material, or places) to be used for scheduling purposes. May be a pool of like-type resources, a team, or combination of personnel, material and places.