2.9.29 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)

Note: This data type contains several location identifiers that should be thought of in the following order from the most general to the most specific: facility, building, floor, point of care, room, bed.

Additional data about any location defined by these components can be added in the following components: person location type, location description and location status.

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

Example: Nursing Unit A nursing unit at Community Hospital: 4 East, room 136, bed B

4E^136^B^CommunityHospital^^N^^^

Example: Clinic A clinic at University Hospitals: Internal Medicine Clinic located in the Briones building, 3rd floor.

InternalMedicine^^^UniversityHospitals^^C^Briones^3^

Example: Home The patient was treated at his home.

^^^^^H^^^