OM1 - General Segment (HL7 v2.7.1)
Versions: v2.3 v2.3.1 v2.4 v2.5.1 v2.6 v2.7.1
The OM1 segment (General Segment) has 47 fields in HL7 v2.7.1. Fields are addressed as
OM1-n; composite fields break into components OM1-n.m. Paste a message into the
parser to see every field annotated with this table.
| # | Name | Type | Len | Opt | Repeats | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequence Number - Test/Observation Master File | NM | Required | No | ||
| 2 | Producer's Service/Test/Observation ID | CWE | Required | No | ||
| 3 | Permitted Data Types | ID | 3 | Optional | Yes | 0125 |
| 4 | Specimen Required | ID | 1 | Required | No | 0136 |
| 5 | Producer ID | CWE | Required | No | ||
| 6 | Observation Description | TX | Optional | No | ||
| 7 | Other Service/Test/Observation IDs for the Observation | CWE | Optional | No | ||
| 8 | Other Names | ST | Required | Yes | ||
| 9 | Preferred Report Name for the Observation | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 10 | Preferred Short Name or Mnemonic for the Observation | ST | 8 | Optional | No | |
| 11 | Preferred Long Name for the Observation | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 12 | Orderability | ID | 1 | Optional | No | 0136 |
| 13 | Identity of Instrument Used to Perform this Study | CWE | Optional | Yes | ||
| 14 | Coded Representation of Method | CWE | Optional | Yes | ||
| 15 | Portable Device Indicator | ID | 1 | Optional | No | 0136 |
| 16 | Observation Producing Department/Section | CWE | Optional | Yes | ||
| 17 | Telephone Number of Section | XTN | Optional | No | ||
| 18 | Nature of Service/Test/Observation | CWE | 1 | Required | No | 0174 |
| 19 | Report Subheader | CWE | Optional | No | ||
| 20 | Report Display Order | ST | Optional | No | ||
| 21 | Date/Time Stamp for Any Change in Definition for the Observation | DTM | Optional | No | ||
| 22 | Effective Date/Time of Change | DTM | Optional | No | ||
| 23 | Typical Turn-Around Time | NM | Optional | No | ||
| 24 | Processing Time | NM | Optional | No | ||
| 25 | Processing Priority | ID | 1 | Optional | Yes | 0168 |
| 26 | Reporting Priority | ID | 1 | Optional | No | 0169 |
| 27 | Outside Site(s) Where Observation May Be Performed | CWE | Optional | Yes | ||
| 28 | Address of Outside Site(s) | XAD | Optional | Yes | ||
| 29 | Phone Number of Outside Site | XTN | Optional | No | ||
| 30 | Confidentiality Code | CWE | Optional | No | 0177 | |
| 31 | Observations Required to Interpret this Observation | CWE | Optional | No | ||
| 32 | Interpretation of Observations | TX | Optional | No | ||
| 33 | Contraindications to Observations | CWE | Optional | No | ||
| 34 | Reflex Tests/Observations | CWE | Optional | Yes | ||
| 35 | Rules that Trigger Reflex Testing | TX | Optional | No | ||
| 36 | Fixed Canned Message | CWE | Optional | No | ||
| 37 | Patient Preparation | TX | Optional | No | ||
| 38 | Procedure Medication | CWE | Optional | No | ||
| 39 | Factors that may Affect the Observation | TX | Optional | No | ||
| 40 | Service/Test/Observation Performance Schedule | ST | Optional | Yes | ||
| 41 | Description of Test Methods | TX | Optional | No | ||
| 42 | Kind of Quantity Observed | CWE | Optional | No | 0254 | |
| 43 | Point Versus Interval | CWE | Optional | No | 0255 | |
| 44 | Challenge Information | TX | Optional | No | ||
| 45 | Relationship Modifier | CWE | Optional | No | 0258 | |
| 46 | Target Anatomic Site Of Test | CWE | Optional | No | ||
| 47 | Modality of Imaging Measurement | CWE | Optional | No | 0910 |