| # | Name | Location | Type | Details | Index | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .01 | name(+) | 0;1 | FREE TEXT | B | This is the internal name of the room, bed, or area that a patient may be during the course of their visit. | |
| .02 | institution | 0;2 | POINTER | 4 | This allows each station (division, for example) to manage its own set of rooms / beds / areas. | |
| .03 | area | 0;3 | POINTER | 231.9 | This is the area in the hospital associated with this room or bed. Initially, the only area supported is the emergency department. It is expected that additional areas will be supported in the future. | |
| .04 | inactive | 0;4 | SET OF CODES | 0:ACTIVE 1:INACTIVE | This flag is used to mark a room/bed/area as out of service. | |
| .05 | sequence | 0;5 | NUMERIC | This is the sequence for displaying the room/bed/area on the large display board. | ||
| .06 | display name | 0;6 | FREE TEXT | This is the name that is shown on the large display board. It should be concise or abbreviated to save space on the display board. | ||
| .07 | display when | 0;7 | SET OF CODES | 0:OCCUPIED 1:ALWAYS 2:NEVER | This indicates when the room/bed/area should show up on the large display board. The room may always show, show only if currently occupied by a patient, or never show. | |
| .08 | default status | 0;8 | POINTER | 233.1 | If populated, the default status is automatically assigned to the entry in the ED LOG file when the room/bed/area is selected. For example, you might want to automatically assign the status, Awaiting Triage, when the patient is assigned to the waiting room. | |
| .09 | multiple assign | 0;9 | SET OF CODES | 0:Single 1:Multiple 2:Waiting 3:Single Non-ED 4:Multiple Non-ED | This field affects the behavior of the room for data entry and reports. If single, only one patient at a time may be assigned to the room. Exam rooms are a common example. If multiple, multiple patients may be simultaneously assigned to the room. Waiting is a special case to identify waiting areas in the reports. Non-ED indicates an area where the patient may be that is outside the emergency department itself. | |
| .1 | shared name | 0;10 | FREE TEXT | If several beds or areas share the same physical space, use this field to create a common name for these beds/areas. By having this shared name, the reports may by used to identify exposures to contagious organisms. | ||
| .11 | board | 0;11 | FREE TEXT | An entry in this field indicates that the room/area should be displayed on a specific board that uses the name entered here. | ||
| .12 | color | 0;12 | FREE TEXT | A specific room/area may be mapped to a particular foreground and background color for use with the display board. | ||
| .13 | primary | 0;13 | SET OF CODES | 1:Primary 2:Secondary |