FHIR Release 3 (STU) 4

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4.2.12.404 4.3.14.376 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/organization-type http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type

Vocabulary Patient Administration Work Group   Maturity Level : 1 Informative Draft Use Context : Not Intended for Production use Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/organization-type http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type
Version: 4.0.1
Name: OrganizationType
Title: Organization type
Definition:

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

Committee: Patient Administration Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.404 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1128 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

  • ValueSet: OrganizationType Organization type (This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a type of organization.)
  • ValueSet: Organization type (This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a type of organization.)

4.2.12.404.1 4.3.14.376.1 Content

4.2.12.404.2 4.3.14.376.2 OrganizationType Organization type

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

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

Code Display Definition
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.

 

See the full registry of value sets code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code