PHIN field: Difference between revisions

m New page: The '''PHIN field''' should be used for the patient's personal health information number (PHIN). The PHIN needs to be entered for all Manitoba patients, and must ''not'' be entered for out...
 
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The '''PHIN field''' should be used for the patient's personal health information number (PHIN). The PHIN needs to be entered for all Manitoba patients, and must ''not'' be entered for out-of-province patients.  
The '''PHIN field''' should be used for the patient's personal health information number (PHIN). The PHIN needs to be entered for all Manitoba patients, and must ''not'' be entered for out-of-province patients.  


== Special Cases ==  
== Special Cases ==  
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* some prison inmates
* some prison inmates
If a PHIN is not available, "999999999" should be used and Pagasa should be notified so she knows this is legitimate.  
If a PHIN is not available, "999999999" should be used and Pagasa should be notified so she knows this is legitimate.  


== Data Integrity ==
== Data Integrity ==
For patients with Province = MB, the PHIN has to be > 100000000 and < 999999999, i.e. it has to have 9 digits
For patients with Province = MB, the PHIN has to be > 100000000 and < 999999999, i.e. it has to have 9 digits
For out-of-province patients, the PHIN must be entered as 0. (PHINs entered as 0 will be replaced by pseudo-PHINs).
For out-of-province patients, the PHIN must be entered as 0. (PHINs entered as 0 will be replaced by pseudo-PHINs).


=== Pseudo-PHIN ===
=== Pseudo-PHIN ===