Looking At Messages

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Within the Schema browser there are several ways to look at HL7 message data.  After you've

 

 

Browsing Message Data

 

Click this button in the grid to open the entire HL7 message in the EasyHL7 File Manager (see below OR visit the EasyHL7 ActiveX Toolbox documentation)

Click this button to open an EasyHL7 Schema Message Report (see below)

This area will contain all of the HL7 segments contained within the selected message.  Choose a segment / table (some segments have more than 1 table) to see the data in the database in item 4

Will show all of the data in the selected table.  Fields are named like so <SEGMENT>_F<FieldNumber>_C<ComponentNumber>.  So the field PID_F2_C1 is the PID segment, Field 2, Component 1.

Check this box to show the empty (NULL) fields in the table selected above.

As an aid, click the 'Show SQL' button to see the SQL statements used to populate this window.

If your query returned more than 1 message, these 'Back' and 'Next' buttons will allow you to navigate from message to message sequentially.

 

The EasyHL7 File Manager

 

The EasyHL7 File Manager lets you graphically view an HL7 message.  It's part of the EasyHL7 ActiveX Components used to develop this product.

 

 

An HL7 Message Report

 

PID-Patient identification segment  (30 fields)

SQL Table: PR1_Segment_PID_A

 

PID-02: Patient ID  (6 components)

       [PID_F2_C1] id: 9740899825

PID-03: Patient Identifier List  (6 components)

       [PID_F3_C1] id: 9740899825

PID-04: Alternate Patient ID - PID  (6 components)

       [PID_F4_C1] id: 234166342

PID-05: Patient Name  (7 components)

       [PID_F5_C1] family name (last name): Scott

       [PID_F5_C2] given name (first name): Dominic

       [PID_F5_C3] middle initial or name: M

PID-07: Date/Time of Birth  (2 components)

       [PID_F7_C1] time stamp data: 19760824

PID-08: Sex  (1 component)

       [PID_F8_C1] Value: F

PID-11: Patient Address  (9 components)

       [PID_F11_C1] street address: 5008 SOMEPLACE RD

       [PID_F11_C2] other designation: APT215

       [PID_F11_C3] city: FT WORTH

       [PID_F11_C4] state or province: TX

       [PID_F11_C5] zip or postal code: 76132-0000

PID-13: Phone Number - Home  (8 components)

       [PID_F13_C1] telecommunications use code: (817)555-1212

PID-14: Phone Number - Business  (8 components)

       [PID_F14_C1] telecommunications use code: (214)555-1212X00019

PID-18: Patient Account Number  (6 components)

       [PID_F18_C1] id: 234166342

PID-19: SSN Number - Patient  (1 component)

       [PID_F19_C1] Value: 234166342