An example set of classifications of the location of the subject in an Encounter.

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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem subject-locationClassification</b></p><a name=\"subject-locationClassification\"> </a><a name=\"hcsubject-locationClassification\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Last updated: 2023-01-31 07:07:38+1100</p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/shareablecodesystem.html\">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/subject-locationClassification</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">assigned<a name=\"subject-locationClassification-assigned\"> </a></td><td>Assigned</td><td>The patient is administratively assigned to the location.  This usually means that the assigned location is responsible for the patient's overall care.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">temporary<a name=\"subject-locationClassification-temporary\"> </a></td><td>Temporary</td><td>The patient is temporarily in a location.  For example, they may be assigned to an inpatient bed, but is temporarily in the dialysis department receiving dialysis.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">transient<a name=\"subject-locationClassification-transient\"> </a></td><td>Transient</td><td>The geospatial area where the patient is known to be physically present.  This area is not necessarily part of the administrative location structure.  For example, the patient is in a visiting room, or in the hallway near the vending machine.</td></tr></table></div>",
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