HL7 data types used in POU
These HL7 Data types are used for Infor Point of Use for Nursing:
HL7 Data Type | Definition | Description | Composition |
CK | Composite ID with Check Digit | This data type is used for certain fields that commonly contain check digits. | <ID Number>^<Check Digit>^<Code identifying the check digit scheme>^ <assigning authority> |
CM | Composite | A field that is a combination of other meaningful data fields. | |
CX | Extended Composite ID with Check Digit | Extended CK. | <ID Number>^<Check Digit>^<Code identifying the check digit scheme>^ <assigning authority>^<identifier type code>^<assigning facility> |
EI | Entity Identifier | It defines a given entity within a specified series of identifiers. | <Entity identifier>^<Namespace ID>^ <universial ID>^<universal ID type> |
ID | Coded value for HL7 defined table | The value follows the formatting rules for an ST field except that it is drawn from a table of legal values. | |
NM | Numeric | A number represented as a series of ASCII numeric characters consisting of an optional leading sign (+ or -), the digits, and an optional decimal point. | |
PN | Person Name | This data type includes multiple free text components with each component specified as an HL7 ST data type. | <Family name>^<Given Name>^<Middle Initial>^<Suffix>^ <Prefix>^<Degree> |
ST | String Data | String data is left justified with trailing blanks optional; This covers any displayable ASCII characters. This field is intended for short strings (eg. less than 200 characters). For longer strings, the TX or FT data type should be used. | |
TS | Time Stamp | Contains the exact time of an event, including the date and time following the date/time rules. | YYYY[MM[DD[HHMM[SS[,S[S]]]]]] [+/-ZZZZ]^<Degree of precision> |
VID | Version Identifier | Used to identify the HL7 version. | <Version ID>^<Internationalization code>^<international version ID> |
XPN | Extended person name | Extended PN. | <Family name>&<Last Name Prefix>^<Given Name>^<Middle Initial>^<Suffix>^ <Prefix>^<Degree>^<Name type code>^ <Name representation code> |