FHIR Cross-Version Extensions package for FHIR R4 from FHIR R5
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CodeSystem: Organization type

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type Version: 0.1.0
Standards status: Informative Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: Patient Administration Computable Name: OrganizationType

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a type of organization.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
prov Healthcare Provider An organization that provides healthcare services.
dept Hospital Department A department or ward within a hospital (Generally is not applicable to top level organizations)
team Organizational team An organizational team is usually a grouping of practitioners that perform a specific function within an organization (which could be a top level organization, or a department).
govt Government A political body, often used when including organization records for government bodies such as a Federal Government, State or Local Government.
ins Insurance Company A company that provides insurance to its subscribers that may include healthcare related policies.
pay Payer A company, charity, or governmental organization, which processes claims and/or issues payments to providers on behalf of patients or groups of patients.
edu Educational Institute An educational institution that provides education or research facilities.
reli Religious Institution An organization that is identified as a part of a religious institution.
crs Clinical Research Sponsor An organization that is identified as a Pharmaceutical/Clinical Research Sponsor.
cg Community Group An un-incorporated community group.
bus Non-Healthcare Business or Corporation An organization that is a registered business or corporation but not identified by other types.
other Other Other type of organization not already specified.