5.8
Event A08-Update Patient Information (ADT^A08)
Event A08
is issued when patient information has changed.
For example, a change of address or a name
change. An A08
is recommended to update fields that are
not related to any other trigger event.
The Update Patient Information
message is as follows:
MSH..EVN..PID..[{NK1}]..[PV1]..[PV2]..[{AL1}]..[{DG1}]..[{IN1}]..[ACC]
5.9
Event A11-Cancel Admit (ADT^A11)
An A11
is used when an admitted patient event A01
is canceled. An example would be if an erroneous
entry of the A01
event occurred, or a decision was made not
to admit a patient.
The Cancel Admit message is
as follows:
MSH..EVN..PID..[PV1]
5.10
Event A12-Cancel Transfer (ADT^A12)
If an A02
(transfer a patient) event is canceled,
the A12 event
is sent. For example, if an A02
is canceled because of an erroneous entry
or because of a decision not to transfer
the patient.
The Cancel Transfer message
is as follows:
MSH..EVN..PID..[PV1]
5.11
Event A13-Cancel Discharge (ADT^A13)
If the decision is made not to
discharge or end the visit of a patient
after an A03
(discharge) event has been sent, then an
A13 event is
issued.
The Cancel Discharge message
is as follows:
MSH..EVN..PID..[PV1]
5.12
Event A17-Swap Patient (ADT^A17)
When it is decided that two patients
will exchange beds, an A17
event is used.
The Swap Patient message is
as follows:
MSH..EVN..PID..[PV1]..[PV2]..PID..[PV1]..[PV2]
5.13
Event A18-Merge Patient Information (ADT^A18)
The event A18
is used to merge current and previous patient
identification numbers. A merge happens
when a decision is made to combine the information
under either the old or new identifiers.
For example, when a previous patient is
registered under a new patient ID number
due to an error, or because there was insufficient
time to determine the actual patient ID
number.
The Merge Patient Information
message is as follows:
MSH..EVN..PID..[PV1]..[MRG]
