DSTU2 Ballot Source

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1.23.2.1.336 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/location-physical-type

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Physical form of the location

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This value set contains 12 concepts

1.23.2.1.336.1 LocationType

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

This value set defines its own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/location-physical-type

CodeDisplayDefinition
bu BuildingAny 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 WingA Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors.
lvl LevelA Level in a multi-level Building/Structure
co CorridorAny corridor within a Building, that is not within
ro RoomA space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc, but does not require these
bd BedA space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on
ve VehicleA means of transportation
ho HouseA residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside
ca CabinetA container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items
rd RoadA defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name
jdn JurisdictionA 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 (eg. CDC, FDA etc.) or a Business segment (UK Pharmacy)
area AreaAn defined boundary, such as a state, region, country, county

This value set is used in the following places:

The OID for the value set is 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.336 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).

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