Components: <family name (ST)> ^ <given name (ST)> ^ <middle initial or name (ST)> ^ <suffix (e.g., JR or III) (ST)> ^ <prefix (e.g., DR) (ST)> ^ <degree (e.g., MD) (ST)> ^ <name type code (ID) > ^ <name representation code (ID)>
Example:
|Smith^John^J^III^DR^PHD^L|
Used to specify a name suffix (e.g., Jr. or III).
Used to specify a name prefix (e.g., Dr.).
Used to specify an educational degree (e.g., MD).
A code that represents the type of name. Refer to HL7 table 0200 - Name type for valid values.
Value |
Description |
A |
Alias Name |
L |
Legal Name |
D |
Display Name |
M |
Maiden Name |
C |
Adopted Name |
Note: The legal name is the same as the current married name. |
Table 4000 - Name representation
Value |
Description |
I |
Ideographic (i.e., Kanji) |
A |
Alphabetic (i.e., Default or some single-byte) |
P |
Phonetic (i.e., ASCII, Katakana, Hirigana, etc) |
In general this component provides an indication of the representation provided by the data item. It does not necessarily specify the character sets used. Thus, even though the representation might provide an indication of what to expect, the sender is still free to encode the contents using whatever character set is desired. This component provides only hints for the receiver, so it can make choices regarding what it has been sent and what it is capable of displaying.