NPU

Bed status update

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2.3Apr1997

2.3.1May1999

2.4Oct2000

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The NPU segment allows the updating of census (bed status) data without sending patient-specific data. An example might include changing the status of a bed from "housekeeping" to "unoccupied."

Figure 3-7. NPU attributes

RRequiredOOptionalCConditionalWWithdrawn|#Date/Time*Backward compat.+Filler

		C.Len						Element		v2.3
1	..80	-	PL	R	1	-	00209	NPU-1	Bed Location	Length
2	..1	-	IS	O	1	0116	00170	NPU-2	Bed Status	Optionality

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