01317

Alternate Character Set Handling Scheme

2007-05-08
Definition: When any alternative character sets are used (as specified in the second or later iterations of MSH-18 character sets), and if any special handling scheme is needed, this component is to specify the scheme used, according to HL7 Table 0356- Alternate character set handling scheme as defined below:
Length≤20
3 values
<null>This is the default, indicating that there is no character set switching occurring in this message.Deprecated
2.3The character set switching mode specified in HL7 2.5, section 2.7.2, “Escape sequences supporting multiple character sets” and section 2.A.46, "XPN - extended person name".
ISO 2022-1994This standard is titled "Information Technology - Character Code Structure and Extension Technique". .
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