6.12 MRG-Merge Patient Information Segment

The MRG segment provides receiving applications with information necessary to initiate the merging of patient data as well as groups of records. It is intended that this segment be used throughout the standard to allow the merging of registration, accounting, and clinical records within specific applications.

Seq	Element Name	Req	Type	Len	Comments
0	Segment ID (MRG)	R	ID	3	“MRG”
1	Prior Patient ID - Internal	R	AN	20	Medical Record Number
2	Prior Alternate Patient ID	NU	AN	16	Not used
3	Prior Patient Account Number	NU	AN	20	Not used
4	Prior Patient ID - External	NU	AN	16	Not used
5	Prior Visit Number	NU	AN	15	Not used
6	Prior Alternate Visit ID	NU	AN	20	Not used
7	Prior Patient Name	NU	AN	48	Not used
R = Required, CR = Conditionally Required, O = Optional, NU = Not Used, N = Numeric, AN = Alpha/Numeric, ID = Segment Identification

 

6.13 XO1-LINKTools® Interface Engine Segment
The XO1 segment provides receiving applications with information from multiple/repeating of HL7 segments for example: multiple OBX, NTE and OBR segments. This segment is required by the LINKTools® Interface engine.

Seq	Element Name	Req	Type	Len	Comments
0	Segment ID (XO1)	R	ID	3	"XO1"
1	Fields 1	R	AN	50	OUTHL7TEMPLATE Field
2-10	Fields 2-10	NU	AN		Not used

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