This export is an optional enhancement to the ADT feed and is only necessary if the existing ADT feed does not contain the patient's room and bed information throughout their ED visit.
The output should contain the following data elements:
Field | Definition | Format |
MRN | The medical record number used to identify the patient within your system. | String |
Encounter | The number used to identify the patient's visit/encounter within your system. | String |
Facility | The facility from the patient's location record. | String |
Department | The department from the patient's location record. | String |
Room | The room from the patient's location record. | String |
Bed | The bed (if available) from the patient's location record. | String |
DateTimeUpdated | The timestamp from the patient's location record. | mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:ss |
Additional Details
Runs every 5 - 15 minutes
Each filename should be unique
Should include all ED patient location information for the past 1 hour
Timestamps must include seconds
Output should be a comma-separated values list, or .csv
Individual values should be surrounded by quotation marks (")
Individual values should be separated by commas (,)
All leading and trailing spaces should be eliminated
All records should be separated by a new line character
The first row in the file should be the header row
Sample Script and Output
A sample script and output can be found in our Integration Helpers repository.