| Package | us.nlm.vsac |
| Type | ValueSet |
| Id | 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1267.26 |
| FHIR Version | R4 |
| Source | http://fhir.org/packages/us.nlm.vsac/https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1267.26/expansion |
| URL | http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1267.26 |
| Version | 20250419 |
| Status | active |
| Date | 2025-04-19T06:02:35-04:00 |
| Name | HealthcareFacilityTypeSCT |
| Title | Healthcare Facility type (SCT) |
| Realm | us |
| Authority | hl7 |
| Description | The SNOMED CT value set used for Healthcare Facility Type was originally defined by HITSP (2005–2010) in HITSP C80 Table 2-147. This updated value set, defined in April 2025, maintains the original scope but modernizes it as an intensionally defined set using active codes from the SNOMED CT "Site of care (environment)" hierarchy. Use of SNOMED CT for sites of care is required by DS2019-01, The Direct Standard Consensus Body. |
| Purpose | (Clinical Focus: This set of concepts represents the type of organizational setting where a clinical encounter, service, interaction, or treatment occurs. It includes categories such as Inpatient Locations, Outpatient Locations, Facility-Wide Locations, and Community Locations.),(Data Element Scope: Facility locations including patient Locations, Outpatient Locations, Facility-Wide Locations, and Community Locations.),(Inclusion Criteria: SCT concepts descending from 43741000 | Site of care (environment)),(Exclusion Criteria: No hierarchy exclusions) |
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