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HOSO Ontology Documentation

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HOSO Classes

IRI value def
HOSO_0000003 healthcare service organism specification A service agreement specification identifying an organism for whom a healthcare service delivery aims at providing a desired effect to its health status.
HOSO_0000004 healthcare facility A facility that bears a healthcare function - WiP.
HOSO_0000006 healthcare organization role A role that inheres in an organisation and is realized by providing some healthcare service delivery.
HOSO_0000008 healthcare organization An organisation that bears a healthcare organisation role.
HOSO_0000009 healthcare provider A health provider who is a member of a healthcare organisation.
HOSO_0000010 healthcare procedure A health procedure that is part of a healthcare service delivery and that is performed by a healthcare worker while realizing its health care worker role.
HOSO_0000011 healthcare organization service delivery A service delivery under the responsibility of a healthcare organisation. It stems from an agreement between a requesting agent and a healthcare organization.
HOSO_0000012 healthcare organization clinical visit A healthcare organisation service delivery that aims at providing a desired effect on the health status of a specified organism. It is usually composed of health procedures and possibly associated ancillary processes.
HOSO_0000013 ancillary care service delivery A service delivery that aims to support health services without directly providing a desired effect on the health status of individuals or communities.
HOSO_0000014 custodial care service delivery A service delivery from an organization that aims to provide for the activities of daily living of individuals or communities.
HOSO_0000016 populational healthcare service A healthcare service that aims at providing a desired effect on the health status of a community.
HOSO_0000017 healthcare organization clinical encounter A temporally-connected healthcare organization clinical visit that aims to improve, maintain or restore the health of some participating organism.
HOSO_0000018 facility-supported healthcare encounter A healthcare encounter during which the recipient is located in a healthcare facility at some time.
HOSO_0000019 public provincial health identifier An identifier that denotes a public provincial health insurance record.
HOSO_0000022 healthcare facility identifier An identifier that denotes a building administered by a healthcare organization for the purpose of providing healthcare to a patient or patient population.
HOSO_0000023 healthcare organization identifier An identifier that denotes a healthcare organization.
HOSO_0000026 outpatient visit A healthcare organisation clinical visit where the patient physically attends to a healthcare facility, but where there is no expectation of providing support for activities of daily living (such as eating and bathing) nor accommodation for the patient.
HOSO_0000028 inpatient visit A healthcare organisation clinical visit where there is expectation of providing support for activities of daily living (such as eating and bathing) and accommodation for the patient.
HOSO_0000029 day inpatient visit An inpatient visit that does not extend overnight.
HOSO_0000030 day inpatient surgery visit A day inpatient visit which includes a surgical procedure.
HOSO_0000031 hospitalization An inpatient visit located in a hospital facility requested by a physician, that may extends overnight.
HOSO_0000032 emergency department visit A healthcare organisation clinical visit where there is expectation of providing unplanned, timely, urgent care, including handling life-threatening conditions.
It is not necessarily an immediate inpatient subsequent visit.
HOSO_0000033 emergency department inpatient visit An emergency department visit and an inpatient visit, where there is usually limited accommodation and where the goal is to stabilise a life-threatening condition or decide whether the clinical situation requires a hospitalisation visit.
HOSO_0000034 emergency department outpatient visit An emergency department visit and an outpatient visit.
HOSO_0000035 walk-in clinic visit An outpatient visit where there is expectation of providing unplanned, timely care, but excluding handling life-threatening conditions.
HOSO_0000036 outpatient surgery visit An outpatient visit which includes a surgical procedure.
HOSO_0000037 outpatient diagnostic visit An outpatient visit which includes a diagnostic procedure.
HOSO_0000038 immediate inpatient subsequent visit An immediate subsequent visit healthcare organisation visit for a given patient that was participating in another healthcare organisation visit for the same organisation just prior to this visit.
HOSO_0000039 prior visit category to an inpatient visit An information content entity describing the type of visit that occured prior to an immediate inpatient subsequent visit.
HOSO_0000040 still born healthcare service A healthcare organisation service delivery where the main entity of interest is a still born.
HOSO_0000041 healthcare birth visit A healthcare organization clinical visit during which a birth statement was produced regarding the birth of the main patient visit beneficiary.
HOSO_0000042 inpatient visit from an external location an inpatient visit that is not immedately following another healthcare organisation clinical visit in the same organisation, and is not a healthcare birth visit
HOSO_0000043 ambulance initiated emergency department visit An emergency department visit for a given patient that was participating in another healthcare organisation visit involving paramedics just prior to this visit.
HOSO_0000044 cadaver service A healthcare organization service delivery where the main entity of interest is a human cadaver that was not delivered just prior to this service.
HOSO_0000045 healthcare visit of expiration A healthcare organization clinical visit during which a death statement was produced regarding the death of the main patient visit beneficiary.
HOSO_0000046 visit discharge specification A directive information entity that aims at directing what health procedures or healthcare organization services are recommended after this visit.
HOSO_0000047 visit transfer specification A visit discharge specification that aims at directing to which healthcare organisation the patient should be transferred after the end of the current visit.
HOSO_0000048 visit transfer specification category An information content entity that is part of a visit transfer specification and is about the type of healthcare organization specified.
HOSO_0000049 visit discharge specification for home A visit discharge specification for a given clinical visit that has no visit transfer specification.
HOSO_0000050 visit ended by the patient A healthcare organization clinical visit ended at the initiative of the patient without physician approval.
HOSO_0000051 visit ended by the patient without notification A visit ended by the patient without notifying the healthcare organization.
HOSO_0000052 triage-only emergency department visit An emergency department visit with a triage encounter but no further encounter.
HOSO_0000053 emergency department visit with partial treatment An emergency department visit and a visit ended by the patient and some treatment healthcare procedure was provided.
HOSO_0000054 visit diagnosis related group code An identifier that denotes a diagnosis related group.
HOSO_0000055 healthcare organization service delivery beginning statement A process beginning statement that temporally qualifies the beginning of a healthcare organisation service delivery.
HOSO_0000056 healthcare organization service delivery ending statement A process ending statement that temporally qualifies the ending of a healthcare organisation service delivery.
HOSO_0000060 public provincial health insurance record An information content entity that contains the information required to manage the insurance coverage of an insured individual.
HOSO_0000061 primary health insurance beneficiary human role A role that is borne by an human that is the primary beneficiary of a health insurance plan and so is responsible for its associated contract.
HOSO_0000062 primary health insurance beneficiary human A human that has a role of primary health insurance benificiary role
HOSO_0000063 public provincial health insurance primary residence statement nan
HOSO_0000067 provincial health insurance primary residence statement beginning nan
HOSO_0000068 immediate subsequent visit A healthcare organization clinical visit for a given patient that was participating in another healthcare organisation clinical visit just prior to this visit.
HOSO_0000069 immediate subsequent visit in same organization An immediate subsequent visit where both visits are under the responsability of the same healthcare organisation.
HOSO_0000070 direct ambulance initiated hospitalization An hospitalization for a given patient that was participating in another healthcare organisation visit involving paramedics just prior to this visit.
HOSO_0000071 ambulance paramedics visit A healthcare organization clinical visit involving an ambulance and paramedics as healthcare provider.
HOSO_0000072 ED by ambulance initiated hospitalization An hospitalization for a given patient that was participating in an ambulance initiated emergency departement visit.
HOSO_0000073 ICU admission specification A clinical visit unit type specification mandating an hospitalization admission to an intensive care unit.
HOSO_0000074 clinical visit agreement specification A service agreement specification for a clinical visit admission.
HOSO_0000075 clinical visit urgency level specification A clinical visit agreement specification mandating the urgency level of the clinical visit.
HOSO_0000076 hospitalization admission urgency level specification A clinical visit urgency level specification mandating the urgency level of the hospitalization admission.
HOSO_0000077 clinical visit unit type specification A clinical visit agreement specification mandating the type of unit required for a clinical visit.
HOSO_0000078 hospitalization admitting physician specification A clinical visit agreement specification mandating the admitting physician.
HOSO_0000079 healthcare physician service A healthcare organization with a mandate to manage and coordinate healthcare procedures deliveries under the responsability of its members
HOSO_0000080 living environment type prior to clinical visit statement A primary residence statement that states the type of living environment of a patient immediately prior to a clinical visit.
HOSO_0000081 patient An eukaryote that is the bearer of a patient role.
HOSO_0000082 patient role A role born by an organism which is the primary recipient in a healthcare organization clinical visit.
HOSO_0000083 human patient A patient that is a Homo sapiens.
HOSO_0000084 healthcare physician service identifier A healthcare organization identifier that denotes a physician service.
HOSO_0000085 hospitalization starting with ICU stay An hospitalization for a given patient that starts with a stay in an intensive care unit.
HOSO_0000100 healthcare organization service delivery identifier An identifier that denotes a healthcare organization service delivery.
HOSO_0000102 healthcare organization service delivery beginning temporal information A temporal information that is a component of a healthcare organization service delivery beginning statement that states that the temporal region denoted by this temporal information overlaps with the temporal region occupied by the beginning of healthcare organization service delivery.
HOSO_0000103 healthcare organization service delivery ending temporal information A temporal information that is a component of a healthcare organization service delivery ending statement that states that the temporal region denoted by this temporal information overlaps with the temporal region occupied by the ending of healthcare organization service delivery.
HOSO_0000120 canadian healthcare facility postal code A canadian postal code that denotes a geographical region where a canadian healthcare facility is located.
HOSO_0000121 canadian healthcare organization postal code A canadian postal code that denotes a geographical region where postal payloads are to be delivered for a canadian healthcare organization.
HOSO_0000122 canadian healthcare facility forward sorting area code A canadian forward sorting area code that denotes a geographical region where a canadian healthcare facility is located.
HOSO_0000123 canadian healthcare organization forward sorting area code A canadian forward sorting area code that denotes a geographical region where postal payloads are to be delivered for a canadian healthcare organization.
HOSO_0000124 healthcare organization clinical visit pathological condition impact statement A pragmatically accepted statement that states the impact of a pathological condition on a clinical visit.
HOSO_0000125 clinical visit ending determination A healthcare procedure where the responsible healthcare worker comes to the conclusion that a clinical visit can end.
HOSO_0000126 pathological condition impact type on clinical visit An information content entity that describes the type of impact of a pathological condition on a clinical visit.
HOSO_0000137 human clinical visit specified patient nan
HOSO_0000138 healthcare provider identifier An identifier that denotes a healthcare provider.
HOSO_0000139 facility-supported clinical visit nan
HOSO_0000140 facility address A postal address that enables an agent to locate a facility.
HOSO_0000142 canadian facility address nan
HOSO_0000145 diagnosis related group An information content entity that aims at representing the various forms of care provided within the healthcare organization clinical visit as approximated by a case-mix group definition.

HOSO Properties

IRI value def
HOSO_0000001 has participating performer TBD
HOSO_0000002 has participating recipient TBD