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2.8.26 PL - person location

Components: <point of care (IS )> ^ <room (IS )> ^ <bed (IS )> ^ <facility (HD)> ^ < location status (IS )> ^ <person location type (IS)> ^ <building (IS )> ^ <floor (IS )> ^ <location description (ST)>

This data type is used to specify a patient location within a healthcare institution. Which components are valued is conditioned on the needs of the site. It is most commonly used for specifying patient locations, but may refer to other types of persons within a healthcare setting.

2.8.26.1 Point of care (IS)

Conditional on person location type (e.g., nursing unit or department or clinic):. After floor, most general patient location designation. Refer to user-defined table 0302 - Point of care for suggested values.

2.8.26.2 Room (IS)

Patient room. After nursing unit, most general person location designation. Refer to user-defined table 0303 - Room for suggested values.

2.8.26.3 Bed (IS)

Patient bed. After room, most general person location designation. Refer to user-defined table 0304 - Bed for suggested values.

2.8.26.4 Facility (HD)

Most general person location designation. (See Section 2.8.18, "HD - hierarchic designator").

2.8.26.5 Location status (IS)

Location (e.g.,Bed) status. Refer to user-defined table 0306 - Location status for suggested values.

2.8.26.6 Person location type (IS)

Usually includes values such as : nursing unit, department, clinic, SNF, physician’s office. Refer to user-defined table 0305 - Person location type for suggested values.

2.8.26.7 Building (IS)

After facility, most general person location designation. Refer to user-defined table 0307 - Building for suggested values.

2.8.26.8 Floor (IS)

After building, most general person location designation. Refer to user-defined table 0308 - Floor for suggested values.

2.8.26.9 Location description (ST)

A free text description of the location.

Note The actual order of components allows compatibility with previous versions of HL7. Without backward compatibility constraints, the hierarchical, structural order of components would be: <person location type (IS) > ^ <facility (HD)> ^ < building (IS)> ^ <floor (IS) > ^ <point of care (IS) > ^ room (IS)> ^ <bed (IS)> ^ <location description (ST)> ^ < location status (IS)>.

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