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Health Facility (Type-2)

Overview

The Health Facility (Type 2) domain represents an organizational healthcare provider such as a hospital, clinic, laboratory, imaging center, or other care delivery location. This domain models a Provider as an organization or facility involved in delivering healthcare services, capturing organizational identity, locations, licenses, specialties, products and services, payer participation, and operational characteristics.


When to Use This Domain

  • Use the Health Facility domain when:
    • You are modeling a healthcare organization or care delivery location.
    • Facility‑level NPIs (Type 2), licenses, or accreditations are required.
    • You need to support provider directories, contracting, referrals, or network participation.
    • Accepted insurances, service lines, or facility attributes are relevant.
  • Do not use this domain when:
    • Modeling individual clinicians (use Practitioner instead).
    • Only non‑healthcare organizational identity is required.

Relationship to Other Domains

  • Entity: Provider
  • Type: Type 2 (Organizational Provider)
  • Scope: Represents organizations and locations involved in care delivery. It does not represent individual clinicians.

Data Model

The Health Facility schema is composed of organizational, contact, regulatory, and operational attribute groups. All fields are optional unless otherwise noted.

Organizational Identity

Represents the various legal and alternate names used by the facility.

Embedded ClusterAttributeTypeDescription
legalBusinessNameTextLegal business name
otherOrgNameTextAlternate organization name
tradingNameTextDoing‑business‑as (DBA) name
parentOrgNameTextParent organization name

Contact Information (Grouped)

Captured as grouped records to manage physical locations and preferred contact windows.

Embedded ClusterAttributeTypeDescription
AddressAddress-Facility address with validity and geolocation
Phone ListPhone List-One or more phone numbers
Fax ListFax List-Fax numbers
Best Time to ContactdayCode SetDay of the week the contact window applies to
startTimeTimeStart time of the preferred contact window
endTimeTimeEnd time of the preferred contact window
allDayBooleanIndicates availability for the entire day

Standalone Addresses

Detailed attributes for organizational physical locations when not captured in a grouped format.

Embedded ClusterAttributeTypeDescription
addressNameTextAddress label
addressTypeCode SetAddress type
line1TextAddress line 1
line2TextAddress line 2
cityTextCity
districtTextDistrict
stateTextState
postalCodeTextPostal code
countryTextCountry
latitudeNumberLatitude
longitudeNumberLongitude
validFromDateStart date
validToDateEnd date

Professional & Regulatory Identifiers

Healthcare-specific identifiers and detailed licensing information.

Embedded ClusterAttributeTypeDescription
NPInpiTextNational Provider Identifier
entityTypeCodeTextNPI entity type (Type 2)
LicensesnumberTextLicense number
stateTextIssuing state
taxonomyCodeCode SetTaxonomy code
licenseStatusTextLicense status
licenseStatusDetailTextStatus detail
licenseEffectiveDateDateEffective date
licenseExpirationDateDateExpiration date
licenseProfessionCodeTextProfession code
licenseProfessionRankCodeTextRank code
licenseProfessionDescriptionTextProfession description
licenseTypeTextLicense type
licenseLastUpdateDateDateLast update date
licensePrimaryTextPrimary license indicator
SpecialtiesSpecialtiesCode SetSpecialty taxonomy codes
Group TaxonomiesGroup TaxonomiesCode SetGroup‑level taxonomy classifications

Services, Products & Participation

Represents operational offerings and participation in insurance networks.

Embedded ClusterAttributeTypeDescription
Products & ServicesnameTextProduct or service name
codeTextProduct code
typeCode SetProduct type
categoryTextCategory
priceNumberPrice
statusCode SetStatus
descriptionTextDescription
launchDateDateLaunch date
marketTextMarket
lineOfBusinessTextLine of business
Service LinesserviceLineTextPrimary service line
subServiceLineTextSpecific sub-service
Accepted InsurancespayerNameTextInsurance payer
statusCode SetParticipation status
insuranceTypeCode SetInsurance type
planIdTextPlan identifier
planTypeCode SetPlan classification
networkStatusCode SetNetwork status
startDateDateStart date
endDateDateEnd date

Operational Profile & Qualifications

Business metrics and certifications.

Embedded ClusterAttributeTypeDescription
NAICS ClassificationssectorCode SetIndustry classification hierarchy
SIC ClassificationscodeCode SetSIC industry codes
TypestypeTextFacility type and subtype
Legal StatustypeCode SetLegal status type
sourceTextSource of verification
effectiveDateDateEffective date
verificationDateDateVerification date
jurisdictionTextJurisdiction
registrationCountryCode SetCountry of registration
Number of EmployeesnumberOfEmployeesNumberEmployee count
Founded DatefoundedDateDateDate founded
Annual RevenueannualRevenueNumberRevenue by year
QualificationstypeCode SetQualification type
qualificationTextQualification
statusCode SetStatus
issuerTextIssuer
issueDateDateIssue date
validFromDateValid from
validToDateValid to