layout.fixed.naaccr.doc.naaccr12.medicalRecordNumber.html Maven / Gradle / Ivy


    
        Alternate Name
        Item#
        Length
        Source of Standard
        Column #
    
    
        
        2300
        11
        CoC
        3606-3616
    



Description

Records medical record number used by the facility to identify the patient. The CoC FORDS manual instructs registrars to record numbers assigned by the facility's Health Information Management (HIM) Department only, not department-specific numbers.



Rationale

This number identifies the patient in a facility. It can be used by a central registry to point back to the patient record, and it helps identify multiple reports on the same patient.



Codes (in addition to the medical record number)


    
        UNK
        Medical record number unknown
    
    
        RT
        Radiation therapy department patient without HIM number
    
    
        SU
        1-day surgery clinic patient without HIM number
    


Note: Other standard abbreviations may be used to indicate departments within the facility for patients without HIM numbers assigned.

UNK	Medical record number unknown
RT	Radiation therapy department patient without HIM number
SU	1-day surgery clinic patient without HIM number