Components: <ID number (ST)> ^ <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)> ^ <source table (IS)> ^ <assigning authority (HD)>
A field identifying a person both as a coded value and with a text name. For specific fields, individual sites may elect to omit the ID or the name. Example:
|12372^RIGGINS^JOHN^""^""^""^MD^ADT1|
|12372^^^^^^^ADT1|
|^RIGGINS^JOHN^""^""^""^MD|
Coded ID according to a user-defined table, defined by the 8th component. If the first component is present, either the source table or the assigning authority must be valued.
Defined as in the PN data type (see Section 2.8.28, "PN - person name").
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).
Refer to user-defined table 0297 - CN ID source for suggested values. Used to delineate the first component.
In this version an optional 9th component, the assigning authority (HD), has been added. It is an HD data type (see Section 2.8.18, "HD - hierarchic designator").