Patient

Entity

Data Element

Definition

Format

Valid Values

Purpose and Use

Change

Patient

Health Card
Number

Patient's most recent health insurance number assigned by Ontario government.

CHAR 12 Alpha-numeric

Valid Ontario HCN.

Required for scheduling PET scans and for clinical analysis and
reporting.

Patient

Surname

Patient surname.

CHAR 50

Alpha and special
characters only. No numbers.

Required for scheduling PET scans.

Patient

Middle name

Patient middle name.

CHAR 40

Alpha and special characters only. No numbers.

Required for scheduling PET scans.

Patient

First name

Patient first name.

CHAR 40

Alpha and special characters only. No numbers.

Required for scheduling PET scans.

Patient

Phone number

Patient phone number.

CHAR 10 Numeric

No alpha characters.

Required for scheduling PET scans.

Patient

Birth Date

Patient birth date.

YYYYMMDD

Valid dates only.
Dates from 19000101 to current
date. No future dates allowed.

Required for scheduling PET scans and for clinical analysis and
reporting.

Patient

Postal Code

Postal code of the patient's home address on the date of referral.

CHAR 6 Alpha-numeric

ANANAN

Provision of information to PET Steering and/or Ministry

Patient

Gender

Patient gender.

CHAR 1

M = Male, F = Female,
O = Other (transsexual,
hermaphrodite).
As per CIHI NACRS
definition.

Required for scheduling PET scans and for clinical analysis and
reporting.