Naming Systems
Access Naming Systems for DirectTrust Standards and Initiatives.
Naming Systems
A NamingSystem is a curated namespace that issues unique symbols within that namespace for the identification of concepts, people, devices, etc. It represents a “system” used within the Identifier and Coding data types and can be noted in a registry for other systems to find and understand.
DirectTrust NamingSystems
| NamingSystem Name | Description |
|---|---|
| orgUID | The ORG_UID DT Directory Identifier is the string provided for the ORG_UID in the HISP submitted CSV or the string version of the generated ORG_UID when the submitted CSV file contained no ORG_UID values. |
| provUID | The PROV_UID DT Directory Identifier is a unique identifier for a practitioner in the DirectTrust Directory. It is the string provided for the PROV_UID in the HISP submitted CSV. |
| organizationAffiliation | An identifier that uniquely identifies an Organization being served by a specific HISP. The Organization Affiliation DT Directory Identifier is the md5 hex hash of the HISP and ORG_UID prepended with OA- when the ORG_UID is not blank. It is the md5 hex hash of the HISP and PROV_UID prepended with GOA- when the ORG_UID is blank. |
| organization | The Organization DT Directory Identifier is a unique identifier for an Organization within the DirectTrust Directory. For an Organization created when ORG_UID is NOT blank, prepend with O- followed by md5 hex hash of HISP and ORG_UID. For an Organization created when ORG_UID is blank, prepend with GO- followed by md5 hex hash of HISP and PROV_UID. |
| practitionerRole | The PractitionerRole DT Directory Identifier is a unique identifier for a PractitionerRole within the DirectTrust Directory. It is PR- followed by the md5 hex hash of HISP, ORG_UID, and PROV_UID. |
| practitioner | The Practitioner DT Directory Identifier is a unique identifier for a Practitioner within the DirectTrust Directory. It is P- followed by md5 hex hash of HISP, ORG_UID, and PROV_UID |
| endpoint | The Endpoint DT Directory Identifier is a unique identifier for a Direct endpoint in the DirectTrust Directory. For each Endpoint created from org-level addresses (ORG_UID present, PROV_UID blank), prepend with E- followed by md5 hex hash of HISP, ORG_UID, and SERV_DIRECT_ADDR For each Endpoint created from affiliated-prov addresses (ORG_UID present, PROV_UID present), prepend with E- followed by md5 hex hash of HISP, ORG_UID, PROV_UID, and SERV_DIRECT_ADDR For Endpoint created from independent-provider addresses (ORG_UID blank, PROV_UID present), prepend with E- followed by md5 hex hash of HISP, PROV_UID, and SERV_DIRECT_ADDR. |
| location | The Location DT Directory Identifier is a unique identifier for a Practice Location in the DirectTrust Directory. It L- followed by the md5 hex hash of HISP, ORG_UID, ORG_ADDR_1, ORG_ADDR_2, ORG_CITY, ORG_STATE, ORG_ZIP. |
| hispDirectAddress | The HISP Direct Address DT Directory Identifier is a unique identifier for a Direct Address in the DirectTrust Directory. It is a string that is the actual Direct Address with no hashing. |