National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services (NDH) Implementation Guide
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National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services (NDH) Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Patient Administration. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0-current built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-us-ndh/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Organization Type Value Set

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/ValueSet/OrgTypeVS Version: 2.0.0-current
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 4 Computable Name: OrgTypeVS

Categories of organizations based on criteria in provider directories.

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

This value set excludes codes based on the following rules:

 

Expansion

This value set contains 15 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionstatusJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  provHealthcare ProviderAn organization that provides healthcare services.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  deptHospital DepartmentA department or ward within a hospital (Generally is not applicable to top level organizations)
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  teamOrganizational teamAn organizational team is usually a grouping of practitioners that perform a specific function within an organization (which could be a top level organization, or a department).
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  govtGovernmentA political body, often used when including organization records for government bodies such as a Federal Government, State or Local Government.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  insInsurance CompanyA company that provides insurance to its subscribers that may include healthcare related policies.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  payPayerA company, charity, or governmental organization, which processes claims and/or issues payments to providers on behalf of patients or groups of patients.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  eduEducational InstituteAn educational institution that provides education or research facilities.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  reliReligious InstitutionAn organization that is identified as a part of a religious institution.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  crsClinical Research SponsorAn organization that is identified as a Pharmaceutical/Clinical Research Sponsor.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  cgCommunity GroupAn un-incorporated community group.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  busNon-Healthcare Business or CorporationAn organization that is a registered business or corporation but not identified by other types.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type  otherOtherOther type of organization not already specified.deprecated
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/CodeSystem/NdhOrgTypeCS  facFacilityA physical healthcare facility.
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/CodeSystem/NdhOrgTypeCS  prvgrpProvider GroupA healthcare provider entity
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/CodeSystem/NdhOrgTypeCS  atyprvAtypical ProviderProviders that do not provide healthcare

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code