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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