> Can someone confirm if "urgent_care" makes sense in British English, > rather than "walk-in" or something else? >
It isn't like there isn't already a categorization scheme, harmonized globally, with translations available in most languages ( not only English ). Or, alternatively, spend the next decade organically expanding an ad hoc tagging scheme that eventually collapses under edge cases. Neither of those terms are definitive, they are flavors of ambulatory care which range from flu shots given by pharmacists to actual minor surgery capable ( non-IV, non-anesthesia ) housed in major retail chains - like https://washington.providence.org/locations-directory/e/express-care-walgreens-mukilteo . Pandemic-wise, one could probably perceive the utility in harmonization with everybody else's established categorization schemes rather than inventing an incomplete new one. IMHO, at least. *United Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®), managed by GS1 US™ for the UN Development Programme (UNDP), is an open, global, multi-sector standard for efficient, accurate classification of products and services. UNSPSC is an efficient, accurate and flexible classification system for achieving company-wide visibility of spend analysis, as well as, enabling procurement to deliver on cost-effectiveness demands and allowing full exploitation of electronic commerce capabilities. Encompassing a five level hierarchical classification codeset, UNSPSC enables expenditure analysis at grouping levels relevant to your needs. You can drill down or up to the codeset to see more or less detail as is necessary for business analysis. * Repost below, regarding the term 'clinic', a previous 'definition' issue: Subject: Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic? There are international taxonomies that define standards for the various terms involved in healthcare provision ( like *https://www.hl7.org/about/index.cfm?ref=nav* <https://www.hl7.org/about/index.cfm?ref=nav> ). These are important for many reasons, like Drs Without Borders may draw personnel from many countries and integrate with local medical staff. For example: *Definition: *A facility or distinct part of one used for the diagnosis and treatment of outpatients. "Clinic/center" is irregularly defined, either including or excluding physician's offices and allied health professionals, sometimes being limited to organizations serving specialized treatment requirements or distinct patient/client groups (e.g., radiology, poor, public health). *Source: * *Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts On File Publications, 1988; Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois: 1994, p. 185*" ( from https://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public/standards/vocabulary/vocabulary_tables/infrastructure/vocabulary/nuccProviderCodes.html ) United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) at https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/unspsc-codes ) has a medical portion, but fairly limited.There are some sites with easier to use interfaces: http://www.wpc-edi.com/reference/codelists/healthcare/health-care-provider-taxonomy-code-set/ Yes, it's complicated. Most things in the real world are. Michael Patrick Data Ferret
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