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vr.tr.medical-facility · thing-q4260475

Let an agent handle medical facilities by type, services, location, hours and access, and direct emergencies correctly.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which facility.

Facility

Name and type.

Facility

Facility.

  1. What is the facility and its type? provenance
  2. Who runs it? provenance

Services

What it provides.

Services

Services.

  1. Which services does it provide? definition
  2. When is it open? provenance
Access Getting care.

Emergency

Urgent needs.

Emergency

Emergency guidance.

  1. Is this an emergency needing an ambulance or emergency department? boundary
  2. Where is the nearest one? action

Booking

Appointments.

Booking

Booking.

  1. How are appointments booked? action
  2. Has the user confirmed before booking? boundary
Quality Standards.

Inspection

Ratings.

Inspection

Inspection.

  1. What did the latest inspection find? provenance
  2. When? provenance

Accessibility

For all.

Accessibility

Accessibility.

  1. Is the facility accessible? measurement
  2. Are interpreters available? definition
Rights Patients.

Rights

Patient rights.

Rights

Patient rights.

  1. Which patient rights apply? boundary
  2. How are complaints made? action

Privacy

Health data.

Privacy

Data protection.

  1. How is health data protected? boundary
  2. Who may access records? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT
Other names and narrower kinds
inhalatory, Adeyemi College of Education Medical Centre, vaccination center, tuberculosis hut, sickbay, Perinatal Medical Center, emergency medical institution, treatment place, therapeutic bath, thermal bath, Ajiya Primary Health Care Center, Gangtaren Health Post

What it is Filled

A building or place where health care is provided, such as a hospital, clinic, health centre, vaccination centre or sickbay.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle medical facilities by type, services, location, hours and access, and direct emergencies correctly.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Place of health care
  • Many types and levels
  • Registered and inspected
  • Emergency and non-emergency services differ

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Access or disclose patient records without authorization.
  • Block emergency access routes or interfere with medical equipment.
  • Turn away a person in an emergency on grounds of payment or status.
  • Present itself to patients as a clinician.

Only with a human decision

  • Any triage or clinical decision.
  • Restricting access to the facility during an emergency.

May

  • Help patients find, book and navigate a medical facility.
  • Monitor supplies, equipment and building systems it is authorized to manage.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Health care must be safe, private and available to those who need it.
  • Patients in a facility are often at their most vulnerable.

Who is affected

  • Patients and visitors
  • Health workers
  • The local community

Owners Filled

Steward

The operator of the facility; health authorities license and inspect it.

Master systems

  • Registers of licensed health facilities

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q13226383 - registry parent class
  • Q30139652 - registry parent class
  • Q811979 - registry parent class
  • Q9386252 - registry parent class

related

  • hospital - type
  • medicine - care
  • building and facility - place
  • health regulator - oversight

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.medical-facility
  • Wikidata: Q4260475 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4260475)
  • national facility code: jurisdiction-specific health facility registers

Direct properties required Filled

  • Floor area: m2 - Measure the area of the premises from a building survey or dimensioned plans using a stated floor area convention.
  • Entrance clear width: m - Measure the unobstructed width of the relevant entrance opening.
  • Internal clear height: m - Measure the vertical distance from the finished floor to the lowest overhead obstruction in the relevant space.

Recognition required Filled

  • Health facility signs
  • Official registration
  • Types such as vaccination centres or perinatal centres
  • Clinics, hospitals and health centres with signage.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find and attend
  • check services and hours
  • book appointments with consent
  • give feedback or complain

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Going to the wrong facility in an emergency
  • Outdated information
  • Privacy breaches

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Health facility licensing
  • Patient rights law
  • Accessibility law

Context of use required Filled

  • Providing health care.
  • hospitals
  • clinics and health centres
  • vaccination centres
  • specialist centres
  • sickbays and first aid posts

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q4260475: medical facility - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Health facility - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should facility types be separate entries?
  • How should services be kept current?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific institutions; should they be instances?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q4260475/spec.json