X-001 - Patient Identifier

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	X-001
Mandatory
Source	METeOR identifier 290046
Business rules	NIL
Dependencies
Data type	Alphanumeric string
Format	XXXXXX[X(14)]
Maximum length	20 characters
Data domain
Conditions	Nil
Level	Patient
Derived item
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