Identification Numbers

We use multiple internal numbers to identify patients and patient encounters.

• Serial numbers
• L Person.Person_ID
• L Hospitalization.Hospitalization_ID

Legacy

• Study numbers
• Index numbers
• Encounter number

batches

To identify patients sent at the same time (the old concept for this was "batch") see L_Log.SentDtTm

We used to have

• Batch sent number
• Batch append number