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Generated Narrative: CodeSystem organization-alias-type

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This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/organization-alias-type defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition
legalalternative | Legal Alternative | A pseudonym used by an organization to perform their business under a name that differs from the registered, legal name of the business, also known as a trade name, business name, or 'doing business as' (d.b.a.).
historical | Historical | Any previously used legal or trade names used by an organization since the creation of the business. Could include names used by independent organizations before a merger or other reorganization.
common | Common | Common name, i.e. SNAF, Rehab, etc.

# description
This code system defines a set of codes for indicating oranization alias type.

# copyright
This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license

# concept[].definition
A pseudonym used by an organization to perform their business under a name that differs from the registered, legal name of the business, also known as a trade name, business name, or 'doing business as' (d.b.a.).

# concept[].definition
Any previously used legal or trade names used by an organization since the creation of the business. Could include names used by independent organizations before a merger or other reorganization.