[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Urgent Care

[Michael Patrick]

> Can someone confirm if "urgent_care" makes sense in British English,
> rather than "walk-in" or something else?
>

It isn't like there isn't already a categorization scheme, harmonized
globally, with translations available in most languages ( not only English
). Or, alternatively, spend the next decade organically expanding an ad hoc
tagging scheme that eventually collapses under edge cases. Neither of those
terms are definitive, they are flavors of ambulatory care which range from
flu shots given by pharmacists to actual minor surgery capable ( non-IV,
non-anesthesia ) housed in major retail chains - like
https://washington.providence.org/locations-directory/e/express-care-walgreens-mukilteo
. Pandemic-wise, one could probably perceive the utility in harmonization
with everybody else's established categorization schemes rather than
inventing an incomplete new one. IMHO, at least.

*United Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®), managed by
GS1 US™ for the UN Development Programme (UNDP), is an open, global,
multi-sector standard for efficient, accurate classification of products
and services. UNSPSC is an efficient, accurate and flexible classification
system for achieving company-wide visibility of spend analysis, as well as,
enabling procurement to deliver on cost-effectiveness demands and allowing
full exploitation of electronic commerce capabilities. Encompassing a five
level hierarchical classification codeset, UNSPSC enables expenditure
analysis at grouping levels relevant to your needs. You can drill down or
up to the codeset to see more or less detail as is necessary for business
analysis. *

Repost below, regarding the term 'clinic', a previous 'definition' issue:
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

There are international taxonomies that define standards for the various
terms involved in healthcare provision ( like
*https://www.hl7.org/about/index.cfm?ref=nav*
<https://www.hl7.org/about/index.cfm?ref=nav> ). These are important for
many reasons, like Drs Without Borders may draw personnel from many
countries and integrate with local medical staff. For example:

*Definition:  *A facility or distinct part of one used for the diagnosis
and treatment of outpatients. "Clinic/center" is irregularly defined,
either including or excluding physician's offices and allied health
professionals, sometimes being limited to organizations serving specialized
treatment requirements or distinct patient/client groups (e.g., radiology,
poor, public health). *Source: * *Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On
File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts On File
Publications, 1988; Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations
and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, The Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois: 1994, p. 185*"

( from
https://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public/standards/vocabulary/vocabulary_tables/infrastructure/vocabulary/nuccProviderCodes.html
)

United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC)  at
https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/unspsc-codes ) has a medical portion, but
fairly limited.There are some sites with easier to use interfaces:
http://www.wpc-edi.com/reference/codelists/healthcare/health-care-provider-taxonomy-code-set/

Yes, it's complicated. Most things in the real world are.

Michael Patrick
Data Ferret
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