HL7 - Version 2.4 Ballot #1

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Inconsistencies to Ballot #1 Changes to the documents for checking reasons To run the checking and extract utilities some changes to the documents are necessary. They can be regarded as typos. Chapter Text Change 4.3.1.25   index information: wrong text 3.2.8 ADT^A08 Table needs a complete reformatting (using delimitated text) because of problems with the column widths 3.2.14 ADT^A14 Dto. 2 MSH Index information of the caption is not at the end of the line 3.6.1 QBP_Q11 RSP_K21 Table needs a complete reformatting (using delimitated text) because of problems with the column widths. The tables are not separated by a paragraph. 3.6.2 QBP_Q11 RSP_K22 Dto. 3.6.4 ADT_A59 Dto. 3.6.4 RSP_A59 Wrong message structure ID 3.2.57 ADT^A29 Event A57 3.2.58 ADT^A31 Event A58 3.3.8 NPU Index information of the caption is not at the end of the line 3.3.7.10 User defined table Assign correct style 4.8.9 RDS^O13^RDS_O13 Change "_" to "^" 4.8.11 RRG^O16^RRG_O16 Dto. 4.13 4.14 RXA Defined twice 4.5.1.15 HL7 defined table Assign correct style 5.3.1 – 5.3.6   Event code for message? Varies? 5.9.3.1   Define message structure identifier 5.9.3.3   Dto. 5.9.4   Styles of tables 7.6.1 CRM_C01-C08 Define message structure ID: CRM_C01 7.6.2 CSU_C09-C12 Define message structure ID: CSU_C12 7.10.1 PEX_P07,P08 Define message structure ID: PEX_P07 7.11.3.13 Table 02496 Table 0246 7.18.4 OBX attributes Wrong format Index information: "segment" => "attributes" 8.3.1 MFN_M01 Define message structure ID 8.3.3 MFN_M01 Dto. 10.2 SRM_S01 SRR_S01 Define message structure ID 10.3 SIU_S12 ACK Define message structure ID 10.4.3 HL7 table 0048 Assign style HL7 table 12.2.1 PGL_PC6 ACK Define message structure ID 12.2.2 PPR_PC1 ACK Dto. 12.2.3 PPP_PCB ACK Dto. 12.2.4 PPG_PCG ACK Dto. 12.3.5   Delete leading blank in attribute table caption 13.3.1.3   The caption for a table must be placed directly above the table! 13.3.1.4   Dto. 14.2.1 NMQ^NMQ NMR^NMR Event code? 14.2.2 NMD^NMD ACK^NMD Event code? Data Elements with different descriptions Within different segments (first column) the same data element (second column) has distinct descriptions. In Segment Data Element Description EQU 321 Equipment Instance Identifier RXG 321 Give Dosage Form RXE 321 Give Dosage Form EQU 321 Equipment Instance Identifier EQU 322 Event Date/Time RXE 322 Substitution Status RXG 322 Substitution Status RXD 322 Substitution Status EQU 322 Event Date/Time EQU 322 Event Date/Time EQU 323 Equipment State RXE 323 Dispense Amount EQU 324 Local/Remote Control State RXE 324 Dispense Units RXE 325 Prescription Number RXD 325 Prescription Number EQU 325 Alert Level EQU 325 Alert Level ISD 326 Reference Interaction Number (unique identifier) ISD 326 Reference Interaction Number (unique identifier) RXE 326 Number of Refills Remaining RXD 326 Number of Refills Remaining RXE 327 Number of Refills/Doses Dispensed ISD 327 Interaction Type Identifier RXE 328 D/T of Most Recent Refill or Dose Dispensed ISD 328 Interaction Active State OM1 612 Outside Site(s) Where Observation may be Performed SIM 612 Outside Site(s) Where Service may be Performed QAK 1375 Message Query Name PRA 1375 Institution Entered Practice QPD 1375 Message Query Name (for HL7 trigger) PRA 1375 Institution Entered Practice QPD 1375 Message Query Name (for HL7 trigger) QAK 1375 Message Query Name QDS 1375 Message Query Name PRA 1375 Institution Entered Practice ORG 1468 Primary Care Physician Indicator PAN 1468 Set ID – PAN PCP 1512 Primary Care Provider Phone Number ABS 1512 Case Category Code PCP 1513 Primary Care Provider Date Range ABS 1513 C-Section Indicator EVN 1534 Event Facility RMI 1534 Incident Type Code PDA 1574 Death Cause PD1 1574 Military Status Data elements with different data types Another query proves that the same data element (third column) has distinct data types (fourth column) within different segments (first two columns). Segment Seq.No. Data element Data type OBR 15 249 CM SAC 6 249 CM OBR 15 249 CM TCC 3 249 CE TCC 3 249 CE TCC 3 249 CE EQU 1 321 EI RXG 8 321 CE RXE 6 321 CE EQU 1 321 EI EQU 2 322 TS RXE 9 322 ID RXG 10 322 ID RXD 11 322 ID EQU 2 322 TS EQU 2 322 TS EQU 3 323 CE RXE 10 323 NM RXE 15 325 ST RXD 7 325 ST EQU 5 325 CE EQU 5 325 CE RXE 17 327 NM ISD 2 327 CE RXE 18 328 TS ISD 3 328 CE ORG 8 1276 CE STF 20 1276 IS INV 4 1331 CE SAC 3 1331 EI PRA 9 1375 CM PRA 9 1375 CM QPD 1 1375 CE QAK 3 1375 CE QDS 1 1375 CE PRA 9 1375 CM TCD 5 1413 SN TCC 7 1413 NM ORG 10 1468 ID PAN 1 1468 SI PCP 7 1512 XTN ABS 9 1512 CE PCP 8 1513 DR ABS 10 1513 ID EVN 7 1534 HD RMI 4 1534 CE PDA 1 1574 CE PD1 21 1574 IS Data elements with different lengths This list is sorted using the data element identifier. Segment Seq.No. Data Element Length ACC 7 224 60 ACC 7 224 60 ORC 10 224 120 OM7 20 224 120 SIM 31 224 120 ACC 7 224 60 OBR 16 226 120 ORC 12 226 120 OBR 16 226 80 OBR 16 226 80 OBR 15 249 300 SAC 6 249 300 OBR 15 249 300 TCC 3 249 80 TCC 3 249 80 TCC 3 249 80 OBR 26 259 400 OBR 26 259 200 INV 17 286 80 RQ1 2 286 60 EQU 1 321 80 RXG 8 321 60 RXE 6 321 60 EQU 1 321 80 EQU 2 322 26 RXE 9 322 1 RXG 10 322 1 RXD 11 322 1 EQU 2 322 26 EQU 2 322 26 EQU 3 323 80 RXE 10 323 20 EQU 4 324 80 RXE 11 324 60 RXE 15 325 20 RXD 7 325 20 EQU 5 325 80 EQU 5 325 80 RXE 17 327 20 ISD 2 327 80 RXE 18 328 26 ISD 3 328 80 IN2 15 486 2 PD1 20 486 3 OM3 7 570 3 OBX 2 570 3 OBX 2 570 2 OBX 2 570 2 OBX 2 570 2 OBX 2 570 2 OBX 2 570 2 OBX 2 570 2 OBX 2 570 2 OBX 2 570 2 OM3 7 570 3 OBX 2 570 3 OM3 7 570 3 OBX 2 570 3 OM3 7 570 3 OBX 2 570 3 OBX 5 573 65536 OBX 5 573 65536 OBX 5 573 65536 OBX 5 573 65536 OBX 5 573 26 OBX 5 573 26 OBX 5 573 26 OBX 5 573 26 OBX 16 584 60 OBX 16 584 60 OBX 16 584 60 OBX 16 584 60 OBX 16 584 80 OBX 16 584 80 OBX 16 584 80 OBX 16 584 80 OM4 7 647 60 SAC 27 647 80 OBX 17 936 60 OBX 17 936 60 OBX 17 936 80 OBX 17 936 80 OBX 17 936 80 OBX 17 936 80 OBX 17 936 60 OBX 17 936 60 SID 2 1129 200 SID 2 1129 200 SID 2 1129 200 SID 2 1129 200 RXA 15 1129 20 RXD 18 1129 20 RXA 15 1129 20 RXG 19 1129 20 ORG 8 1276 60 STF 20 1276 2 INV 4 1331 80 SAC 3 1331 24 PRA 9 1375 26 PRA 9 1375 26 QPD 1 1375 60 QAK 3 1375 60 QDS 1 1375 60 PRA 9 1375 26 QRI 3 1437 20 QRI 2 1437 2 ORG 10 1468 1 PAN 1 1468 60 PCP 7 1512 40 ABS 9 1512 80 PCP 8 1513 17 ABS 10 1513 1 ABS 1 1514 120 ABS 11 1514 80 ABS 12 1515 3 ABS 2 1515 80 ABS 13 1516 80 ABS 3 1516 800 ABS 4 1517 26 ABS 14 1517 1 EVN 7 1534 180 RMI 4 1534 80 PDA 1 1574 60 PD1 21 1574 3 Segments (including seq.no.) with different assigned tables First Segment first Seq.No. Data element Table ID second Seq.No. Second Segment RQ1 2 286 0385 17 INV EQU 2 322 0167 10 RXG EQU 2 322 0167 11 RXD EQU 2 322 0167 9 RXE RXE 10 323 0365 3 EQU RXE 11 324 0366 4 EQU RXE 15 325 0367 5 EQU RXD 7 325 0367 5 EQU RXE 17 327 0368 2 ISD RXE 18 328 0387 3 ISD OM4 7 647 0371 27 SAC VTQ 5 700 0209+0210 3 QDS OM7 24 1306 0132 1 CDM QRI 2 1438 0393 3 QRI PAN 1 1468 0136 10 ORG PCP 7 1512 0423 9 ABS PCP 8 1513 0136 10 ABS ABS 12 1515 0069 2 ABS ABS 4 1517 0136 14 ABS EVN 7 1534 0428 4 RMI PDA 1 1574 0142 21 PD1 QPD 4 1593 0390 4 QDS QPD 5 1594 0391 5 QDS Used tables without definitions The listed segments contain a reference to a table which is not defined in the text. There should be at least a reference like "no suggested values". Segment Seq.No. Data Element Table-ID PV1 31 161 21 PV1 21 151 32 PV1 24 154 44 PV1 22 152 45 PV1 23 153 46 PV1 28 158 73 PV1 12 142 87 PV1 13 143 92 PV1 16 146 99 PV1 29 159 110 PV1 34 164 111 PV1 37 167 113 PV1 38 168 114 PV1 39 169 115 PV1 41 171 117 DG1 7 381 118 NK1 7 196 131 PID 27 130 172 PV2 18 719 214 PV2 24 725 216 PV2 31 732 219 SIM 21 1488 335 OM7 10 1488 335 ACC 4 812 347 MSH 17 17 399 Message types not listed in table 0076 TCM WRQ WRP WRF WRP MCF MCF Inconsistent Segment Definition The following segment is defined twice but makes use of different field definitions. Here it is a crossover of data elements. Segment Seq. No. Data Element Description Data Element Description QRI 2 1437 Match Reason Code 1438 MPI Algorithm Descriptor QRI 2 1438 MPI Algorithm Descriptor 1437 Match Reason Code QRI 3 1437 Match Reason Code 1438 MPI Algorithm Descriptor QRI 3 1438 MPI Algorithm Descriptor 1437 Match Reason Code Tables with different definitions Tabe ID Description 3 Event type 3 Event type (patient care events only) 65 Specimen action code 65 Table 0065 - Specimen action code 141 Military rank/grade 141 Champus Military rank/grade 237 Event qualification 237 Job code 333 Driver’s license issuing authority 333 0333 - Network change type 357 Table 0357 - Message error condition codes 357 Auto accident state 360 Degree 360 Academic degree 390 Status identifier 390 Status identifier 390 Sequencing 390 Sequencing Different descriptions for one table value Table 0136 is cut off. Additions to table 0003 are defined in chapter 12. They should be moved to chapter 2. The following table is a result of duplicate definitions within different chapters. For efficiency the follwoing table is not reduced to its main contents. Table ID Seq. No. Value Description 0005 1 ... No suggested values 0005 1 I American Indian or Alaskan Native 0048 1 APP Physician (Staff) Lookup 0048 1 ADV Advice/diagnosis 0048 1 SAL All schedule related information, including open slots, booked slots, blocked slots 0048 1 ADV Advice/diagnosis 0048 1 SAL All schedule related information, including open slots, booked slots, blocked slots 0048 1 APP Physician (Staff) Lookup 0048 2 ANU Nursing unit lookup (returns patients in beds, excluding empty beds) 0048 2 LAN Language Lookup 0048 2 SOP Open slots on the identified schedule between the begin and end of the start date/time range 0048 2 LAN Language Lookup 0048 2 SOP Open slots on the identified schedule between the begin and end of the start date/time range 0048 2 ANU Nursing unit lookup (returns patients in beds, excluding empty beds) 0048 3 PRA Practitioner Category Lookup 0048 3 SOF First open slot on the identified schedule after the start data/time 0048 3 APN Patient name lookup 0048 3 APN Patient name lookup 0048 3 PRA Practitioner Category Lookup 0048 3 SOF First open slot on the identified schedule after the start data/time 0048 4 APP Physician lookup 0048 4 SBK Booked slots on the identified schedule 0048 5 ARN Nursing unit lookup (returns patients in beds, including empty beds) 0048 5 SBL Blocked slots on the identified schedule 0048 6 SSA Time slots available for a single appointment 0048 6 APM Medical record number query, returns visits for a medical record number 0048 7 APA Account number query, return matching visit 0048 7 SSR Time slots available for a recurring appointment 0066 1 F Full Time 0066 1 1 Full time employed 0066 1   No suggested values defined 0066 1   No suggested values defined 0066 1 F Full Time 0066 1   No suggested values defined 0066 1 1 Full time employed 0066 1 F Full Time 0066 1 1 Full time employed 0066 1   No suggested values defined 0066 2 P Part Time 0066 2 2 Part time employed 0066 3 D Per Diem 0066 3 4 Self-employed, 0069 1   No suggested values defined 0069 1   No suggested values defined 0069 1 MED Medical Service 0069 1 MED Medical Service 0074 27 PHY Physician (Hx. Dx, admission note, etc.) 0074 27 PHY Physician (Hx. Dx, admission note, etc.l) 0136 2 Blank or N No (Patient’s identity is known) 0136 2 Blank or N No (Patient’s identity is known) 0136 2 Blank or N No (Patient’s identity is known) 0136 2 Blank or N No (Patient’s identity is known) 0140 1 USA U.S. Army 0140 1 USA US Army 0140 2 USN US Navy 0140 2 USN U.S. Navy 0140 3 USAF U.S. Air Force 0140 3 USAF US Air Force 0140 4 USMC US Marine Corps 0140 4 USMC U.S. Marines 0140 5 USCG US Coast Guard 0140 5 USCG U.S. Coast Guard 0140 6 USPHS US Public Health Service 0140 6 USPHS U.S. Public Health Service 0200 6 B Name at Birth 0200 6 B Name at Birth 0200 7 (P) Name of Partner/Spouse - obsolete 0200 7 P Name of Partner/Spouse 0200 9 T Tribal/Community Name 0200 9 T Indigenous/Tribal/Community Name 0200 10 I Licensing Name 0200 10 U Unspecified 0203 13 JHN Jurisdictional health number 0203 13 LN License number 0203 14 LR Local Registry ID 0203 14 LN License number 0203 15 LR Local Registry ID 0203 15 MS MasterCard 0203 16 MS MasterCard 0203 16 MA Medicaid number 0203 17 MC Medicare number 0203 17 MA Medicaid number 0203 18 MC Medicare number 0203 18 MR Medical record number 0203 19 MR Medical record number 0203 19 NE National employer identifier 0203 20 NI National unique individual identifier 0203 20 NE National employer identifier 0203 21 NI National unique individual identifier 0203 21 NH National Health Plan Identifier 0203 22 NH National Health Plan Identifier 0203 22 NNxxx National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code 0203 23 NPI National provider identifier 0203 23 NNxxx National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code 0203 24 NPI National provider identifier 0203 24 PI Patient internal identifier 0203 25 PN Person number 0203 25 PI Patient internal identifier 0203 26 PN Person number 0203 26 PRN Provider number 0203 27 PT Patient external identifier 0203 27 PRN Provider number 0203 28 PT Patient external identifier 0203 28 RRI Regional registry ID 0203 29 RR Railroad Retirement number 0203 29 RRI Regional registry ID 0203 30 RR Railroad Retirement number 0203 30 SL State license 0203 31 SR State registry ID 0203 31 SL State license 0203 32 SR State registry ID 0203 32 SS Social Security number 0203 33 SS Social Security number 0203 33 U Unspecified 0203 34 UPIN Medicare/HCFA’s Universal Physician Identification numbers 0203 34 U Unspecified 0203 35 UPIN Medicare/HCFA’s Universal Physician Identification numbers 0203 35 VS VISA 0203 36 VS VISA 0203 36 VN Visit number 0203 37 WC WIC identifier 0203 37 VN Visit number 0203 38 XX Organization identifier 0203 38 WC WIC identifier 0203 39 XX Organization identifier 0203 39 USSSN US Social Security Number 0223 3 C Small Children Dependent 0223 3 S Small children 0223 4 O Other 0223 4 WU Walk up 0223 5 CB Common Bath 0223 5 U Unknown 0237 1 I Interaction 0237 1   No suggested values defined 0294 2 PREFEND The preferred end time for the appointment request, service or resource. Any legal time 0294 2 Prefend The preferred end time for the appointment request, service or resource. Any legal time specification 0323 1 A Add 0323 1 A Add/Insert 0333 1   No suggested values defined 0333 1 SU Start up 0363 1   No suggested values defined 0363 1 USSSA US Social Security Administration 0390 1 LOG Log Event 0390 1 LOG Log Event 0390 1 A Ascending 0390 1 A Ascending 0390 2 D Descending 0390 2 D Descending 0390 2 SER Service Event 0390 2 SER Service Event 0392 1 DB Match on Date of Birth 0392 1 SS Match on Social Security Number 0392 2 NP Match on Name (Phonetic Match) 0392 2 NA Match on Name (Alpha Match) 0392 3 NA Match on Name (Alpha Match) 0392 3 NP Match on Name (Phonetic Match) 0392 4 DB Match on Date of Birth 0392 4 SS Match on Social Security Number The question which arises out of this list is how to deal with duplicate definitions? One solution could be to add the information to the first occurrence of a table. Table ID Chapters 0005 3,8 0048 5,10,15 0066 6 (2*),8,15 0069 6, 8 (2*) 0074 4,7 0136 2,3,4 (4*) 0140 3,6 0200 2,3 0203 2,3 0223 3,6 0237 2,7 0294 2,10 0323 3,4 0333 2,14 0363 2,3 0390 5 (2*),13 0392 2,5 Last Update : March, 6 2000