01615

Health Care Provider Area of Specialization Code

2007-05-08
Definition: This field contains the segment of the population that a health care provider chooses to service, a specific medical service, a specialization in treating a specific disease, or any other descriptive characteristic about the provider's practice relating to the services rendered of the practitioner at a specific organization unit. For example, Mental Health. HL7 suggests using values derived from the ANSI ASC X12 Health Care Provider Taxonomy, Level 3 - specialization.
Length≤250
1 values
SUGGESTIONANSI ASC X12 Health Care Provider Taxonomy, Level 3 - specialization
6 components
1O-Identifier
2O-Text
3OName of Coding System
4O-Alternate Identifier
5O-Alternate Text
6OName of Alternate Coding System