PID segment
The PID (Patient Identification Segment) is used by all applications as the primary means of communicating patient identification information. This segment contains permanent patient identifying and demographic information that, for the most part, is not likely to change frequently. These are the required elements for POU:
SEQ | LENGTH | DATA TYPE | OPTIONAL | ELEMENT NAME | Infor POU Expected Value |
3 | 20 | CK | R | Patient ID (Internal) | PATIENT_ID |
5 | 48 | PN | R | Patient Name | PATIENT_NAME (*) |
7 | 26 | TS | O | Date/Time of Birth | BIRTHDATE |
18 | 20 | CX | O | Patient Account Number | ACCT_NUM |