COCT_MT050201CA - Hierarchical Message Description

Design Comments: Unique identifier issued as part of the patient identity verification process.
Rationale: Allows a patient to be referred to unambiguously. Because this is the principal mechanism for identifying patients to electronic systems, the attribute is mandatory. The cardinality of patient identifiers is up to 3 based on the use case to support communication of a local and jurisdictional identifier along with the national identifier.
Mapping: C39 (Extension)
Mapping: PTT.050.01 (Extension)
Mapping: PTT.050.02 (Root)
Mapping: A.1
Mapping: PID.2
Mapping: Patient.332-CY (Extension)
Mapping: Patient.331-CX (Root)
Mapping: Claim.330-CW
Mapping: Health Card Number
Mapping: PID.2
Mapping: PID.4
Mapping: ZDU.2
Mapping: ZKW.3
Mapping: Jurisdiction (Root)
Mapping: Person.PHN (Extension)

COCT_MT050201CA Patient Person identified	Derived from RMIM: _ and HMD: _

Patient	*Design Comments:* A person who is receiving or may receive healthcare services and has had their identity previously confirmed *Rationale:* Used when patienty identity confirmation is handled as a distinct business process rather than as part of each transaction. Allows transactions to be linked to a specific patient.
classCode [1..1] (M) Patient (CS) {CNE:C:RoleClass:PAT, fixed value= "PAT"}
id [1..3] (M) Patient (SET<II.BUS>)	*Design Comments:* Unique identifier issued as part of the patient identity verification process. *Rationale:* Allows a patient to be referred to unambiguously. Because this is the principal mechanism for identifying patients to electronic systems, the attribute is mandatory. The cardinality of patient identifiers is up to 3 based on the use case to support communication of a local and jurisdictional identifier along with the national identifier. *Mapping:* C39 (Extension) *Mapping:* PTT.050.01 (Extension) *Mapping:* PTT.050.02 (Root) *Mapping:* A.1 *Mapping:* PID.2 *Mapping:* Patient.332-CY (Extension) *Mapping:* Patient.331-CX (Root) *Mapping:* Claim.330-CW *Mapping:* Health Card Number *Mapping:* PID.2 *Mapping:* PID.4 *Mapping:* ZDU.2 *Mapping:* ZKW.3 *Mapping:* Jurisdiction (Root) *Mapping:* Person.PHN (Extension)