Patient Identifier Model
Patient Identifier
Introduction
The Patient Identifier data model is crucial for accurately identifying and linking patient records across various healthcare systems and interactions. It provides a standardized way to manage patient identification information, ensuring consistency, uniqueness, and reliability in patient identification processes..
Use Cases
Developers can utilize the Patient data model for various use cases to query and analyze patient identification data, enhancing healthcare processes and patient care. Some common use cases include:
- Patient Identification: Developers can use Patient_identifier Model for information like Patient's Government ID proofs like, Driving License, Issuing authority, Id number. This information is necessary during registration or check-in. This information helps to ensure that medical records are accurate.
- Government ID Verification: To enhance security and verify patient identities, developers can query patient identifier model to such as a ID type i.e. driver's license, passport, or national ID card, Id number etc.
- Patient Registration: When a new patient is registered in the system, developers can query patient identifier model for patient ID, government ID, and type of government ID to create a comprehensive patient profile.
- Insurance Verification: When processing insurance claims or verifying coverage, developers can query patient identifier model to get patient ID and government ID data to ensure that patient information matches insurance records.
- User Authentication and Authorization: Developers can query patient ID and government ID during the login process to authenticate users and grant appropriate access rights based on their roles within the healthcare system.
- Integration with Government Databases: For integrating with government databases or identity verification services to validate patient information developer can query government ID and patient ID.
- Patient Record Linkage: Use patient identifiers to link and consolidate health records associated with the same individual across different healthcare providers, ensuring a comprehensive and unified view of the patient's health history.
- Cross-System Data Integration: Integrate patient identification data seamlessly across disparate healthcare systems and applications, enabling a unified and interoperable patient record environment.
- Patient Access Management: Build systems that manage and control access to patient records based on patient identifier data, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations and safeguarding sensitive health information.
Data Fields
| Attribute Name | Description | HL7 Mapping | Data Type | Label | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| identifier_id | This is identifier_id attribute | System Generated | string | Identifier ID | Identifier IDs are used to uniquely identify patients in healthcare settings. These IDs help ensure that medical records, treatments, and test results are associated with the correct individual. |
| bundle_id | ID of bundle | MSH-10 | string | Bundle ID | To check for the if of the message in which information has been received in. |
| xc_visit_id | XC visit id | Based on alternate_visit_id followed by visit_number followed by system generated ID | string | XC visit id | Alternate IDs may be used to quickly access a patient's medical information if their primary identification is not readily available. This ensures that the right medical care is provided promptly. |
| end_date | This is end_date attribute | System Generated | date | End date associated with ID, if any | End date is required to check the validity of the Id proof. |
| id_value | This is id_value attribute | PID-3-1, PID-4-1, PID-19, PID-20-1 | string | ID # | IDs may be used to quickly access a patient's medical information if their primary identification is not readily available. This ensures that the right medical care is provided promptly. |
| lineage | This is lineage attribute | Fixed - HL7 | string | Lineage | lineage is essential for assessing genetic predispositions to hereditary diseases and conditions. |
| visit_number | Id of the visit | PV1-19-1 | string | Visit Number | The ID of visit is used to uniquely identify and track patient encounters or visits to healthcare facilities. |
| alternate_visit_id | Alternative visit id | PV1-50/PID-18 | string | Alternate Visit Id | Alternate visit IDs can be used for specific billing or claims processing scenarios, such as when a patient has multiple insurance policies or requires different billing codes for different aspects of their care. |
| assigning_authority | Assigning Authority | PID-3-4 | string | Assigning Authority | Assigning authority is required to check the validity of the Id proof. |
| patient_id | This is patient_id attribute | PID-3-1 | string | Patient ID | Developer can query patient id to prevent confusion or errors that can arise from similar names or demographics. |
| batch_id | Batch id | System Generated | string | Batch ID | Batch IDs are used to label and track blood products, tissues, and organs in blood banks and tissue banks. This helps ensure patient safety by verifying the origin and quality of these products. |
| start_date | This is start_date attribute | System Generated | date | Start date associated with ID, if any | Start Date date is required to check the validity of the Id proof. |
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