Definition
A sequence of characters which uniquely identifies a person for whom a health service accepts responsibility for treatment and or care.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPatient: Identifier
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Object ClassPatient
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PropertyIdentifier
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Value DomainIdentifier N(16)
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Identifier N(16) ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | N(16) |
Maximum character length | 16 |