Observation Reporting (ORF) Message Syntax
Serial Data Export
3-14 Efficia CM Series Data Export Guide
Patient Identification (PID) Segment
The PID segment in the ORF message identifies the subject of the measurements.
Example:
This PID segment identifies the patient as Mary A. Jones. Her medical record number is
MRN1234. Her birth date is September 11, 1991.
PID|||MRN1234||JONES^MARY^A||19910900|F<CR>
The following table describes each field in the PID segment.
7 Quantity
Limited
Request
The maximum
length of the
response that
can be accepted
by the
requesting
system.
Always empty
(NO LIMIT).
CQ 10 0 0
9 What
subject filter
Describes the
kind of
information
required to
satisfy the
request. Valid
values are:
• STA =
Status
CE 60 R 1 1 STA
Seq Field Description DT Len Usage Min Max Table Sample Value
Seq Field Description DT Len Usage Min Max Table Sample Value
3 Patient
Identifier
List
Contains the
patient ID
entered in the
device.
CX 250 RE 0 1
3.1 ID Patient
identifier. The
medical record
number (MRN)
or another
unique identifier
used across the
enterprise.
ST 20 RE 0 1 MRN1234
5 Patient
Name
The patient’s
name.
XPN 45 RE 0 1 JONES^MARY^A
5.1 family name The patient’s
family name.
FN 15 RE 0 1
5.1.1 surname The patient's last
name.
ST 15 RE 0 1 JONES
5.2 given name The patient's
first name.
ST 15 RE 0 1 MARY