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ValueSet: Location type

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/location-physical-type Version: 1.0.1
Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: LocationType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.328

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This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the physical form of the Location.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

Last updated: 2024-04-24 00:00:00+0000; Language: en

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Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Location type v2.0.1 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 15 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  siSiteA collection of buildings or other locations such as a site or a campus.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  buBuildingAny Building or structure. This may contain rooms, corridors, wings, etc. It might not have walls, or a roof, but is considered a defined/allocated space.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  wiWingA Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  waWardA Ward is a section of a medical facility that may contain rooms and other types of location.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  lvlLevelA Level in a multi-level Building/Structure.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  coCorridorAny corridor within a Building, that may connect rooms.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  roRoomA space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  bdBedA space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on. This is not the physical bed/trolley that may be moved about, but the space it may occupy.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  veVehicleA means of transportation.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  hoHouseA residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  caCabinetA container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  rdRoadA defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  areaAreaA defined physical boundary of something, such as a flood risk zone, region, postcode
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  jdnJurisdictionA wide scope that covers a conceptual domain, such as a Nation (Country wide community or Federal Government - e.g. Ministry of Health), Province or State (community or Government), Business (throughout the enterprise), Nation with a business scope of an agency (e.g. CDC, FDA etc.) or a Business segment (UK Pharmacy), not just an physical boundary
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type  viVirtualA location that is virtual in nature, such as a conference call or virtual meeting space

Description of the above table(s).


History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2023-11-14reviseTSMGMarc DuteauAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2020-10-14reviseVocabulary WGGrahame GrieveReset Version after migration to UTG
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.