BHS - Batch Header (HL7 v2.7.1)
Versions: v2.3 v2.3.1 v2.4 v2.5.1 v2.6 v2.7.1
The BHS segment (Batch Header) has 14 fields in HL7 v2.7.1. Fields are addressed as
BHS-n; composite fields break into components BHS-n.m. Paste a message into the
parser to see every field annotated with this table.
| # | Name | Type | Len | Opt | Repeats | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batch Field Separator | ST | 1 | Required | No | |
| 2 | Batch Encoding Characters | ST | 5 | Required | No | |
| 3 | Batch Sending Application | HD | Optional | No | ||
| 4 | Batch Sending Facility | HD | Optional | No | ||
| 5 | Batch Receiving Application | HD | Optional | No | ||
| 6 | Batch Receiving Facility | HD | Optional | No | ||
| 7 | Batch Creation Date/Time | DTM | Optional | No | ||
| 8 | Batch Security | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 9 | Batch Name/ID/Type | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 10 | Batch Comment | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 11 | Batch Control ID | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 12 | Reference Batch Control ID | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 13 | Batch Sending Network Address | HD | Optional | No | ||
| 14 | Batch Receiving Network Address | HD | Optional | No |