Description:

Classifies the Entity class and all of its subclasses. The terminology is hierarchical. At the top is this HL7-defined domain of high-level categories (such as represented by the Entity subclasses). Each of these terms must be harmonized and is specializable. The value sets beneath are drawn from multiple, frequently external, domains that reflect much more fine-grained typing.

Definition:

Corresponds to the Entity class

Concept Relationships:
  Generalizes (derived): HCE LIV MAT ORG PLC RGRP

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Entity

Definition:

A health chart included to serve as a document receiving entity in the management of medical records.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ENT

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: HealthChart

Definition:

Anything that essentially has the property of life, independent of current state (a dead human corpse is still essentially a living subject).

OpenIssue:

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ENT
  Generalizes (derived): NLIV PSN

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: LivingSubject

Definition:

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: LIV
  Generalizes (derived): ANM MIC PLNT

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: NonPersonLivingSubject

Definition:

A living subject from the animal kingdom.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: NLIV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Animal

Definition:

All single celled living organisms including protozoa, bacteria, yeast, viruses, etc.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: NLIV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Microorganism

Definition:

A living subject from the order of plants.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: NLIV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Plant

Definition:

A living subject of the species homo sapiens.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: LIV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Person

Definition:

Any thing that has extension in space and mass, may be of living or non-living origin.

OpenIssue:

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ENT
  Generalizes (derived): CHEM FOOD MMAT

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Material

Definition:

A substance that is fully defined by an organic or inorganic chemical formula, includes mixtures of other chemical substances. Refine using, e.g., IUPAC codes.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: MAT

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: ChemicalSubstance

Definition:

Naturally occurring, processed or manufactured entities that are primarily used as food for humans and animals.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: MAT

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Food

Definition:

Corresponds to the ManufacturedMaterial class

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: MAT
  Generalizes (derived): CONT DEV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: ManufacturedMaterial

Definition:

A container of other entities.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: MMAT
  Generalizes (derived): HOLD

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Container

Definition:

A type of container that can hold other containers or other holders.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: CONT

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Holder

Definition:

A subtype of ManufacturedMaterial used in an activity, without being substantially changed through that activity. The kind of device is identified by the code attribute inherited from Entity.

Usage: This includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: MMAT
  Generalizes (derived): CER MODDV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Device

Definition:

A physical artifact that stores information about the granting of authorization.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: DEV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: CertificateRepresentation

Definition:

Class to contain unique attributes of diagnostic imaging equipment.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: DEV

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: ModalityDevice

Definition:

A social or legal structure formed by human beings.

OpenIssue:

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ENT
  Generalizes (derived): PUB STATE

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Organization

Definition:

An agency of the people of a state often assuming some authority over a certain matter. Includes government, governmental agencies, associations.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ORG

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: PublicInstitution

Definition:

A politically organized body of people bonded by territory, culture, or ethnicity, having sovereignty (to a certain extent) granted by other states (enclosing or neighboring states). This includes countries (nations), provinces (e.g., one of the United States of America or a French departement), counties or municipalities. Refine using, e.g., ISO country codes, FIPS-PUB state codes, etc.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ORG
  Generalizes (derived): NAT

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: State

Definition:

A politically organized body of people bonded by territory and known as a nation.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: STATE

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Nation

Definition:

A physical place or site with its containing structure. May be natural or man-made. The geographic position of a place may or may not be constant.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ENT
  Generalizes (derived): CITY COUNTRY COUNTY PROVINCE

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Place

Definition:

The territory of a city, town or other municipality.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: PLC

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: City

Definition:

The territory of a sovereign nation.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: PLC

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Country

Definition:

The territory of a county, parish or other division of a state or province.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: PLC

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Parish

Definition:

The territory of a state, province, department or other division of a sovereign country.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: PLC

Concept Properties:   Name:Class: Province

Definition:

A grouping of resources (personnel, material, or places) to be used for scheduling purposes. May be a pool of like-type resources, a team, or combination of personnel, material and places.

Concept Relationships:
  Specializes: ENT

Concept Properties:   appliesTo: Determiner = determined   Name:Class: Group