HL7 Terminology (THO)
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| Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/organization-alias-type | Version: 2.0.0 | ||||
| Active as of 2026-03-05 | Maturity Level: 2 | Responsible: Health Level Seven International | Computable Name: OrganizationAliasType | ||
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This value set defines a set of codes for indicating oranization alias type.
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Last updated: 2020-02-24 12:41:39+1100
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http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type version 📦3.0.0
Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Organization Alias Type v3.0.0 (CodeSystem)
This value set contains 6 concepts
| System | Code | Display (en) | Definition | status | JSON | XML |
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type | 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.). | deprecated | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type | DBA | Doing Business As | 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. | |||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type | Trademark | Owned Trademark | 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. | |||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type | legal | Legal Business Name | The official name recorded on government documents, tax filings, and contracts. For a sole proprietor, it's the owner's full legal name. | |||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type | 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. | |||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type | common | Common | Common name, i.e. SNAF, Rehab, etc. |
Description of the above table(s).
History
| Date | Action | Custodian | Author | Comment |
| 2026-03-05 | revise | TSMG | Marc Duteau | Set a bunch of draft code systems to active; up-784 |
| 2024-11-15 | create | pa | Ming Dunajick | Create the Organization Alias Type Code System and Organization Alias Type Value Set; up-502 |