ORM Message Segments

ORM (Order Message, non-perfected) include details of an Order that was placed in the health information system (HIS).

ORM messages will trigger an order notification such as STAT or NOW and deliver the relevant information to the appropriate recipient.

Segment Field Component Description Field Type Required
MSH 1 1 Field Separator String Y
2 4 Encoding Characters String Y
3 180 Sending Application String Y
4 180 Sending Facility String Y
5 180 Receiving Application String Y
6 180 Receiving Facility String N
7 26 Date/Time of Message Date/Time (YYYYMMDDTTTT) Y
8 40 Security String N
9 7 Message Type String Y
10 20 Message Control Id String Y
11 3 Processing Id String N
12 8 Version Id String Y
13 15 Sequence Number String N
14 180 Continuation Pointer String N
15 2 Accept Acknowledgement Type String N
16 2 Application Acknowledgement Type String N
17 2 Country Code String N
18 6 Character Set String N
19 3 Principal Language of Message String N
Segment Field Component Attribute Description Field Type Required
PID 3 1 patient.mrn Patient ID Mapped ID Y
5 1 patient.last_name Patient Name String Y
5 2 patient.first_name Patient Name String Y
5 3 patient.middle_name Patient Name String N
5 4 patient.suffix Patient Name String N
5 5 patient.prefix Patient Name String N
7 1 patient.dob Patient Date of Birth Date (YYYYMMDD) N
8 1 patient.sex Patient Sex String N
PV1 3 1 patient.bed.room.unit.name Assigned Patient Location String Y
3 2 patient.bed.room.room_number Assigned Patient Location Integer Y
3 3 patient.bed.bed_number Assigned Patient Location Integer Y
ORC 5 1 status Order Status String Y
9 1 order_time Ordered Time Date/Time (YYYYMMDDTTTT) Y
OBR 4 1 order_code Order Code String Y
4 2 description Order Description String Y
16 2 provider.last_name Ordering Provider Last Name String Y
16 3 provider.first_name Ordering Provider First Name String Y
16 4 provider.middle_name Ordering Provider Middle Name String N
16 5 provider.suffix Ordering Provider Suffix String N
16 6 provider.title Ordering Provider Title String N
16 7 provider.degree Ordering Provider Degree String N
16 9 provider.npi Ordering Provider NPI or Unique ID String Y
17 1 provider.cell_phone_number Order Callback Telephone Number String N