National Healthcare Directory Query
1.0.0-ballot - ballot

National Healthcare Directory Query, published by HL7 International - Patient Administration Work Group. This is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot). This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-directory-query/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: Organization Alias Type Code System

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/CodeSystem/OrgAliasTypeCS | Version: 1.0.0-ballot
Active as of 2022-12-08 | Computable Name: OrgAliasTypeCS

The state indicating if an Organization has an alias.

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

- OrgAliasTypeVS

This code system `http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/CodeSystem/OrgAliasTypeCS` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition
legalalternative | Legal Alternative | A pseudonym used by an organization to perform their business under a name that differs from the registered, legal name of the business, also known as a trade name, business name, or 'doing business as' (d.b.a.).
historical | Historical | Any previously used legal or trade names used by an organization since the creation of the business. Could include names used by independent organizations before a merger or other reorganization.