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: Organization Alias Type

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

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="organization-alias-type"/>
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    <lastUpdated value="2026-07-13T10:10:28.568+00:00"/>
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    <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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  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type"/>
  <version value="3.0.0"/>
  <name value="OrganizationAliasType"/>
  <title value="Organization Alias Type"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-09-20T01:40:27+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="Health Level Seven International"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org"/>
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    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="hq@HL7.org"/>
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  <description
               value="This code system defines a set of codes for indicating oranization alias type."/>
  <copyright
             value="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"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
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            value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/organization-alias-type"/>
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    <code value="status"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/>
    <description value="A code that indicates the status of the concept"/>
    <type value="code"/>
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  <concept>
    <code value="legalalternative"/>
    <display value="Legal Alternative"/>
    <definition
                value="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.)."/>
    <property>
      <code value="status"/>
      <valueCode value="deprecated"/>
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  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="DBA"/>
    <display value="Doing Business As"/>
    <definition
                value="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."/>
    <property>
      <code value="status"/>
      <valueCode value="active"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Trademark"/>
    <display value="Owned Trademark"/>
    <definition
                value="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."/>
    <property>
      <code value="status"/>
      <valueCode value="active"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="legal"/>
    <display value="Legal Business Name"/>
    <definition
                value="The official name recorded on government documents, tax filings, and contracts. For a sole proprietor, it's the owner's full legal name."/>
    <property>
      <code value="status"/>
      <valueCode value="active"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="historical"/>
    <display value="Historical"/>
    <definition
                value="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."/>
    <property>
      <code value="status"/>
      <valueCode value="active"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="common"/>
    <display value="Common"/>
    <definition value="Common name, i.e. SNAF, Rehab, etc."/>
    <property>
      <code value="status"/>
      <valueCode value="active"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
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