Entity & other comparison

...

1. Difference kinds of organization

Code	Display	Definition
prov	Healthcare Provider	An organization that provides healthcare services.
dept	Hospital Department	A department or ward within a hospital (Generally is not applicable to top level organizations)
team	Organizational team	An organizational team is usually a grouping of practitioners that perform a specific function within an organization (which could be a top level organization, or a department).
govt	Government	A political body, often used when including organization records for government bodies such as a Federal Government, State or Local Government.
ins	Insurance Company	A company that provides insurance to its subscribers that may include healthcare related policies.
edu	Educational Institute	An educational institution that provides education or research facilities.
reli	Religious Institution	An organization that is identified as a part of a religious institution.
crs	Clinical Research Sponsor	An organization that is identified as a Pharmaceutical/Clinical Research Sponsor.
cg	Community Group	An un-incorporated community group.
bus	Non-Healthcare Business or Corporation	An organization that is a registered business or corporation but not identified by other types.
other	Other	Other type of organization not already specified.

[legal_entities].type | DICTIONARY: LEGAL_ENTITY_TYPE

...

In HL7 type its array (many kinds), in the e-Health Legal Entity - one value of type
In HL7 type "prov" (Healthcare Provider) its crossing of 2 or more types of e-Health

Supports hierarchy by attribute "Part of"

...