National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services (NDH) Implementation Guide
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CodeSystem: Organization Alias Type Code System

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/CodeSystem/OrgAliasTypeCS Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2025-02-13 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:

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem OrgAliasTypeCS

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/CodeSystem/OrgAliasTypeCS defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
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.
common Common common name, i.e. SNAF, Rehab, etc.