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Master File Application Identifier

Components: <namespace ID (IS) ^ <universal ID (ST) ^ <universal ID type (ID)

Definition: This field contains an optional code of up to 180 characters which (if applicable) uniquely identifies the application responsible for maintaining this file at a particular site. A group of intercommunicating applications may use more than a single instance of a master file of certain type (e.g., charge master or physician master). The particular instance of the file is identified by this field.

Length≤180
0176Master File Application Identifier
3 components
1O-namespace ID
2O-universal ID
3O-universal ID type