Organization type - HL7 Terminology (THO) v5.5.0

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CodeSystem: Organization type

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type			Version: 2.0.0
Draft as of 2024-03-09	Maturity Level: 1	Responsible: Health Level Seven International	Computable Name: OrganizationType
Other Identifiers: urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1128
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This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a type of organization.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-type defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
prov	Healthcare Provider	An organization that provides healthcare services.
dept	Hospital Department	A department or ward within a hospital (Generally is not applicable to top level organizations)
team	Organizational team	An 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).
govt	Government	A political body, often used when including organization records for government bodies such as a Federal Government, State or Local Government.
ins	Insurance Company	A company that provides insurance to its subscribers that may include healthcare related policies.
pay	Payer	A company, charity, or governmental organization, which processes claims and/or issues payments to providers on behalf of patients or groups of patients.
edu	Educational Institute	An educational institution that provides education or research facilities.
reli	Religious Institution	An organization that is identified as a part of a religious institution.
crs	Clinical Research Sponsor	An organization that is identified as a Pharmaceutical/Clinical Research Sponsor.
cg	Community Group	An un-incorporated community group.
bus	Non-Healthcare Business or Corporation	An organization that is a registered business or corporation but not identified by other types.
other	Other	Other type of organization not already specified.
laboratory	Laboratory	An organization that conducts medical tests.
imaging	Imaging Center	An organization specialized in providing diagnostic imaging services.
pharmacy	Pharmacy	An organization focused on dispensing medications and offering pharmaceutical care.
health-information-network	Health Information Network	An organization focused on enabling the exchange and integration of health information among healthcare entities.
health-data-aggregator	Health Data Aggregator	An organization focused on compiling health-related data from various sources.