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: Organization Alias Type

Active as of 2026-09-20 Maturity Level: 1

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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem organization-alias-type</b></p><a name=\"organization-alias-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcorganization-alias-type\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Last updated: 2026-07-13 10:10:28+0000</p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/shareablecodesystem.html\">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p><b>Properties</b></p><p><b>This code system defines the following properties for its concepts</b></p><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>URI</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>status</td><td>http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status</td><td>code</td><td>A code that indicates the status of the concept</td></tr></table><p><b>Concepts</b></p><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td><td><b>Status</b></td></tr><tr style=\"background-color: #ffeeee\"><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">legalalternative<a name=\"organization-alias-type-legalalternative\"> </a></td><td>Legal Alternative</td><td>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.).</td><td>deprecated</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">DBA<a name=\"organization-alias-type-DBA\"> </a></td><td>Doing Business As</td><td>A DBA, or 'doing business as' is a trade name that allows a business to operate under a name different from its legal name, without creating a separate legal entity.</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">Trademark<a name=\"organization-alias-type-Trademark\"> </a></td><td>Owned Trademark</td><td>The owner of a trademark is the person who applies the mark to goods that they produce, or uses the mark in the sale or advertising of services that they perform.</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">legal<a name=\"organization-alias-type-legal\"> </a></td><td>Legal Business Name</td><td>The official name recorded on government documents, tax filings, and contracts. For a sole proprietor, it's the owner's full legal name.</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">historical<a name=\"organization-alias-type-historical\"> </a></td><td>Historical</td><td>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.</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">common<a name=\"organization-alias-type-common\"> </a></td><td>Common</td><td>Common name, i.e. SNAF, Rehab, etc.</td><td>active</td></tr></table></div>"
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  "version" : "3.0.0",
  "name" : "OrganizationAliasType",
  "title" : "Organization Alias Type",
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  "date" : "2026-09-20T01:40:27+00:00",
  "publisher" : "Health Level Seven International",
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  "description" : "This code system defines a set of codes for indicating oranization alias type.",
  "copyright" : "This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license",
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      "code" : "legalalternative",
      "display" : "Legal Alternative",
      "definition" : "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.).",
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      "code" : "DBA",
      "display" : "Doing Business As",
      "definition" : "A DBA, or 'doing business as' is a trade name that allows a business to operate under a name different from its legal name, without creating a separate legal entity.",
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          "valueCode" : "active"
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      "code" : "Trademark",
      "display" : "Owned Trademark",
      "definition" : "The owner of a trademark is the person who applies the mark to goods that they produce, or uses the mark in the sale or advertising of services that they perform.",
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          "code" : "status",
          "valueCode" : "active"
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      "code" : "legal",
      "display" : "Legal Business Name",
      "definition" : "The official name recorded on government documents, tax filings, and contracts. For a sole proprietor, it's the owner's full legal name.",
      "property" : [
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          "valueCode" : "active"
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    {
      "code" : "historical",
      "display" : "Historical",
      "definition" : "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.",
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          "valueCode" : "active"
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      "display" : "Common",
      "definition" : "Common name, i.e. SNAF, Rehab, etc.",
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