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18.8.88 NPU - Bed Status Update Segment (3.4.9)

The NPU segment allows the updating of census (bed status) data without sending patient-specific data. An example might include changing the status of a bed from "housekeeping" to "unoccupied."

HL7 Attribute Table - NPU - Bed Status Update

Base Framework
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
NPU
100209Bed Location SHOULD[1..1] 
PL

Person Location

200170Bed Status MAY[0..1] ex.:BedStatus (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
NPU
100209Bed Location SHALL[1..1] 
PL

Person Location

200170Bed Status MAY[0..1] ex.:BedStatus (CD) hl7VS-bedStatus (VS) bedStatus (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

Base FrameworkBase Standard Profile
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData TypeImplementVocabulary
NPU 
100209Bed Location SHOULD[1..1] 
PL

Person Location

SHALL
200170Bed Status MAY[0..1] ex.:BedStatus (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAYhl7VS-bedStatus (VS) bedStatus (CS)
Base Framework Base Standard Profile
Seq# Data Element Description Flags Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type Optionality Table
NPU  
1 00209 Bed Location   O      
PL

Person Location

R  
2 00170 Bed Status   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0116)
Seq# Data Element Description Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type
NPU
1 00209 Bed Location R      
PL

Person Location

2 00170 Bed Status O     (0116)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

18.8.88.1 NPU field definitions (3.4.9.0)

18.8.88.2 NPU-1 Bed Location (PL) 00209 (3.4.9.1)

Definition: This field contains the bed location that is a valid bed location.

18.8.88.3 NPU-2 Bed Status (CWE) 00170 (3.4.9.2)

Definition: This field contains the bed status. Refer to User-defined Table 0116 - Bed Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.