DFT Message Header
Message Headers (MSH) contain information about the message itself. This information includes the sender and receiver of the message, the type of message this is, and the date and time it was sent.
The MSH segment and values used by 98point6 are listed in the following table.
MSH Number | Field Value |
|---|---|
MSH-0 | Segment Type ID (identifies the segment) |
MSH-1 | Field Delimiter (separates fields) |
MSH-2 | Component Delimiter (separates components) |
MSH-3 | Sending Application (identifies the sending application) |
MSH-4 | Sending Facility (identifies the sending facility) |
MSH-7 | Date/Time of Message (date and time of the message when it was created) |
MSH-9 | Message Type (identifies the message type, trigger event, and message structure) |
MSH-10 | Message Control ID (message identifier) |
MSH-11 | Processing ID (identifies the production order) |
MSH-12 | Version of HL7 utilized for the format of this data structure (identifies the HL7 specification version) |