Definition: This data type is used to specify a patient location within a healthcare institution. Which components are valued depends on the needs of the site. For example for a patient treated at home, only the person location type is valued. It is most commonly used for specifying patient locations, but may refer to other types of locations within a healthcare setting.
Note: This data type contains several location identifiers that should be thought of in the following order from the most general to the most specific: facility, building, floor, point of care, room, bed. Additional data about any location defined by these components can be added in the following components: person location type, location description and location status.
1OptionalityO → C
1Data TypeIS → HD
1Max Length20 →
2Data TypeIS → HD
2Max Length20 →
3Data TypeIS → HD
3Max Length20 →
4Max Length227 →
5Max Length20 →
5Conf Length→ 20=
6OptionalityC → O
6Max Length20 →
6Conf Length→ 20=
7Data TypeIS → HD
7Max Length20 →
8Data TypeIS → HD
8Max Length20 →
9Max Length199 →
9Conf Length→ 199#
10Max Length427 →
11Table Ref→ 363
11Max Length227 →
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| Comp# | FHIR | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 752 | - | - | C | PL.1 | Point of Care | |||
| 2 | 753 | - | - | O | PL.2 | Room | |||
| 3 | 754 | - | - | O | PL.3 | Bed | |||
| 4 | 755 | - | - | O | - | PL.4 | Facility | ||
| 5 | 756 | - | 20= | O | PL.5 | Location Status | - | ||
| 6 | 757 | - | 20= | O | PL.6 | Person Location Type | - | ||
| 7 | 758 | - | - | O | PL.7 | Building | |||
| 8 | 759 | - | - | O | PL.8 | Floor | |||
| 9 | 760 | - | 199# | O | - | PL.9 | Location Description | ||
| 10 | 761 | - | - | O | - | PL.10 | Comprehensive Location Identifier | ||
| 11 | 762 | - | - | O | PL.11 | Assigning Authority for Location |
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