00684
Preferred Method Of Contact
1999-04-14
Definition: This field indicates which of a group of multiple phone numbers is the preferred method of contact for this person. Note that all values of this code refer to this segment's phone field, except for the value "E," which refers to the E-mail address field. If more than one phone number of the preferred type exists in STF-10-phone, this field refers to the first such instance. Refer to HL7 table 0185 - Preferred method of contact for valid values.
Table 0185 - Preferred method of contact
Length≤200
6 values
B | Beeper Number |
C | Cellular Phone Number |
E | E-Mail Address |
F | FAX Number |
H | Home Phone Number |
O | Office Phone Number |
6 components
| 1 | O | identifier | ||
| 2 | O | - | text | |
| 3 | O | - | name of coding system | |
| 4 | O | - | alternate identifier | |
| 5 | O | - | alternate text | |
| 6 | O | - | name of alternate coding system |