3. PID3 Format Mismatch

PID 3 is the field that contains identifiers for a patient.

The normal format should be

TM0000216^^^^HKID

PID 3 Components: <ID (ST)> ^ <check digit (ST)>

^ <code identifying the check digit scheme employed (ID)>

^ <assigning authority (HD)> ^ <identifier type code (IS)>

^ <assigning facility (HD)>

In the above example TM0000216 at the PID 3.1 is the ID no,

while HKID at PID 3.5 is the ID identifier code.

However, sometimes the source may send out PID 3 in other format, e.g.

HKID:A1234567

In this case, Mirth Connect can be used to transform the PID3:

from:

|HKID:A1234567|

to:

|A1234567^^^^HKID|

before sending the HL7 message to the destination.

The following Javascript Code can be used:

Reference:

Please refer to the excellent article by Mr Ben Nadel on

the difference between Javascript slice( ), substring( ), and substr( ):

http://www.bennadel.com/blog/2159-using-slice-substring-and-substr-in-javascript.htm