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4.4.2.13922 HL7 v3 Value Set EntityClassRoot

Vocabulary

Work Group

Maturity Level: N/A

External

Use Context: Any

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

Summary

Defining URL:

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

Version:

2014-03-26

Name:

v3.EntityClassRoot

Title:

V3 Value SetEntityClassRoot

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

4.4.2.13922.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

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

4.4.2.13922.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 31 Dec 2019

This value set contains 27 concepts

Expansion based on http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityClass version 2019-07-31

All codes from system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityClass

Lvl	Code	Display	Definition
0	ENT	entity	Corresponds to the Entity class
1	HCE	health chart entity	A health chart included to serve as a document receiving entity in the management of medical records.
1	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).
2	NLIV	non-person living subject	A subtype of living subject that includes all living things except the species Homo Sapiens.
3	ANM	animal	A living subject from the animal kingdom.
3	MIC	microorganism	All single celled living organisms including protozoa, bacteria, yeast, viruses, etc.
3	PLNT	plant	A living subject from the order of plants.
2	PSN	person	A living subject of the species homo sapiens.
1	MAT	material	Any thing that has extension in space and mass, may be of living or non-living origin.
2	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.
2	FOOD	food	Naturally occurring, processed or manufactured entities that are primarily used as food for humans and animals.
2	MMAT	manufactured material	Corresponds to the ManufacturedMaterial class
3	CONT	container	A container of other entities.
4	HOLD	holder	A type of container that can hold other containers or other holders.
3	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.
4	CER	certificate representation	A physical artifact that stores information about the granting of authorization.
4	MODDV	imaging modality	Class to contain unique attributes of diagnostic imaging equipment.
1	ORG	organization	A social or legal structure formed by human beings.
2	PUB	public institution	An agency of the people of a state often assuming some authority over a certain matter. Includes government, governmental agencies, associations.
2	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.
3	NAT	Nation	A politically organized body of people bonded by territory and known as a nation.
1	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.
2	CITY	city or town	The territory of a city, town or other municipality.
2	COUNTRY	country	The territory of a sovereign nation.
2	COUNTY	county or parish	The territory of a county, parish or other division of a state or province.
2	PROVINCE	state or province	The territory of a state, province, department or other division of a sovereign country.
1	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.