HL7 Component Table - MSG - Message Type
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Seq# | Description | Interpretation | Flags | Cardinality | Length | C.LEN | Vocabulary | Data Type | Implement | Cardinality | Vocabulary |
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1 | Message Code | [1..1] | messageType (CD VS) | ID | SHALL | (CS) | |||||
2 | Trigger Event | [1..1] | event (CD VS) | ID | SHALL | (CS) | |||||
3 | Message Structure | [1..1] | messageStructure (CD VS) | ID | SHALL | (CS) |
Definition: This field contains the message type, trigger event, and the message structure ID for the message.
Definition: Specifies the message type code. Refer to HL7 Table 0076- Message Type for valid values.
This table contains values such as ACK, ADT, ORM, ORU etc.
See Chapter 2, "Control", section 2.5.1, "Messages" for further discussion.
Definition: Specifies the trigger event code. Refer to HL7 Table 0003- Event Type for valid values.
This table contains values like A01, O01, R01 etc.
See Chapter 2, "Control", section 2.3.1, "Trigger Events" for further discussion.
Definition: Specifies the abstract message structure code. Refer to HL7 Table 0354 - Message Structure for valid values.