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Item name

Patient Identifier

epiCentre name

PatientIdentifier

Definition

A unique patient identifier assigned by the PMS. This may be a medical
record/unit record number which is generated for each patient within a service

Usage

FOR USE BY PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICE  ONLY - NOT PROVIDED TO ePPOC

The positive and unique identification of a patient: the Patient Identifier ensures
that information recorded at each level (e.g. service and pathway) can be
associated with that individual, and also allows tracking of the patient through
different episodes of care at a pain management service. This number must be
used at all times when recording patient, episode, service, pathway and patient -reported outcome level information in epiCentre.

ID

2.1.01X-001

Mandatory

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Source

METeOR identifier 290046

Business rules

NIL

Dependencies

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Data type

Alphanumeric string

Format

XXXXXX[X(14)]

Maximum length

20 characters

Data domain


Conditions

Nil

Level

Patient

Derived item

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