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Definition for Value SetLocationType
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="location-physical-type"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2015-10-24T07:41:03.495+11:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>LocationType</h2> <p>This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the physical form of the Location.</p> <p>This value set has an inline code system http://hl7.org/fhir/location-physical-type, which defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>bu <a name="bu"> </a> </td> <td>Building</td> <td>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.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>wi <a name="wi"> </a> </td> <td>Wing</td> <td>A Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>lvl <a name="lvl"> </a> </td> <td>Level</td> <td>A Level in a multi-level Building/Structure.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>co <a name="co"> </a> </td> <td>Corridor</td> <td>Any corridor within a Building, that is not within.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ro <a name="ro"> </a> </td> <td>Room</td> <td>A space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>bd <a name="bd"> </a> </td> <td>Bed</td> <td>A space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ve <a name="ve"> </a> </td> <td>Vehicle</td> <td>A means of transportation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ho <a name="ho"> </a> </td> <td>House</td> <td>A residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ca <a name="ca"> </a> </td> <td>Cabinet</td> <td>A container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rd <a name="rd"> </a> </td> <td>Road</td> <td>A defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>jdn <a name="jdn"> </a> </td> <td>Jurisdiction</td> <td>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).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>area <a name="area"> </a> </td> <td>Area</td> <td>A defined boundary, such as a state, region, country, county</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.179"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-physical-type"/> <version value="1.0.2"/> <name value="LocationType"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="true"/> <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2015-10-24T07:41:03+11:00"/> <description value="This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the physical form of the Location."/> <codeSystem> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.179"/> </extension> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/location-physical-type"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <concept> <code value="bu"/> <display value="Building"/> <definition value="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."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="wi"/> <display value="Wing"/> <definition value="A Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="lvl"/> <display value="Level"/> <definition value="A Level in a multi-level Building/Structure."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="co"/> <display value="Corridor"/> <definition value="Any corridor within a Building, that is not within."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="ro"/> <display value="Room"/> <definition value="A space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="bd"/> <display value="Bed"/> <definition value="A space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="ve"/> <display value="Vehicle"/> <definition value="A means of transportation."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="ho"/> <display value="House"/> <definition value="A residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="ca"/> <display value="Cabinet"/> <definition value="A container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="rd"/> <display value="Road"/> <definition value="A defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="jdn"/> <display value="Jurisdiction"/> <definition value="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)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="area"/> <display value="Area"/> <definition value="A defined boundary, such as a state, region, country, county"/> </concept> </codeSystem> </ValueSet>
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.