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HL7 Module

Platform
OnBase
Product
HL7 Module
Release
Foundation 22.1
License
Standard
Premier
Essential

Some of the default message types OnBase HL7 ships with are as follows:

The following table summarizes message descriptions from the HL7 specification document. These descriptions are provided for general background information only and are not intended as a comprehensive resource for configuration purposes. See the HL7 specification document for more information.

Message

Description

ADT^A01

Admit / Visit notification

An A01 event is intended for patients who are going through the admission process, including assigning a patient to a bed. This event marks the beginning of a patient's stay in a healthcare facility.

ADT^A02

Transfer a patient

This event indicates that patient is moved from the assigned physical location.

ADT^A03

Discharge/End visit

This event marks the end of a patient's stay in a healthcare facility. With this event, the patient's status will be changed to discharged, with the discharge date recorded. With this event, the person is no longer a patient in the healthcare facility.

ADT^A04

Register a Patient

This event indicates that a patient is checking in, but will not be assigned to a bed.

ADT^A05

Pre-admit a Patient

An A05 event signals patient pre-admission. Data is gathered in preparation for a patient's stay in a healthcare facility.

ADT^A06

Change an Outpatient to an Inpatient

An A06 event indicates a patient is being admitted to a healthcare facility after being evaluated in a non-admitted visit and found to be serious enough for admittance. An A06 event changes patient status from non-admitted to admitted.

ADT^A07

Change an Inpatient to an Outpatient

An A07 event indicates that an admitted patient has changed his/her status to "no longer admitted" but is still being evaluated for this episode of care in a non-admitted capacity. This event changes patient status from an "admitted" to "non-admitted.”

ADT^A08

Update Patient Information

An A08 trigger event indicates that any patient information has changed but no other trigger event has occurred.

ADT^A11

Cancel Admit / Visit Notification

For "admitted" patients, an A11 event signals that an A01 event has been canceled for one of two reasons:

  • An erroneous entry of the A01 event

  • It was decided not to admit the patient

For "non-admitted" patients, an A11 event signals that an A04 event has been canceled for one of two reasons:

  • An erroneous entry of the A04 event

  • It was decided not to check the patient in for the visit

ADT^A18

Merge Patient Information

Event A18 is being retained for backward compatibility. an A18 event merges current and previous patient identification numbers:

  • PID-3-patient ID (internal ID)

  • PID-2-patient ID (external ID)

  • PID-4-alternate patient ID - PID

  • PID-18-patient account number.

An A18 event indicates the decision to combine the information under the new or old identifier(s).

ADT^A28

Add Person Information

An A28 event allows systems to exchange all information that is known about a person. For example, A28 may be used to send a person's demographic information to a system where the person is not yet a patient.

ADT^A31

Update Person Information

An A31 event allows for the updating of person information on an MPI.

ADT^A34

Merge Patient Information - Patient ID Only

An A34 event is intended for merging or changing patient identifiers. It is used to change patient identifiers on all of a patient's existing accounts.

ADT^A35

Merge Patient Information - Account Number Only

An A35 event indicates the decision to merge or change the account number only.

ADT^A36

Merge Patient Information - Patient ID & Account Number

An A36 event indicates the decision to merge or change the account number and the patient identification - internal.

ADT^A38

Cancel Pre-admit

The A38 event signals that an A05 event has been canceled for one of two reasons:

  • An erroneous entry of the A05 event

  • It was decided not to pre-admit the patient

ADT^A40

Merge Patient - Internal ID

An A40 event is used to signal a merge of records for a patient who was incorrectly filed under two different internal IDs.

ADT^A41

Merge Account - Account Number

An A41 event is used to signal a merge of records for an account that was incorrectly filed under two different account numbers.

BAR

BAR messages add or change billing account information.

MDM^T01

Original document notification

MDM^T01 is a notification of the creation of a document without the accompanying content.

MDM^T02

Original document notification and content

MDM^T02 is a notification of the creation of a document with the accompanying content.

MFN^M02

Master File - Staff Practitioner

MFN^M02 can be used to transmit staff and practitioner master file information between systems.

SIU

SIU messages are used to notify auxiliary applications of modifications in a filler application's schedule, such as new appointments or modifications to existing appointments.