
TIBCO Foresight® HIPAA Validator® Desktop Standards and Guidelines Reference
Manual
45 | Appendix A: HL7 Standards
The HL7
segment…
Defined as…
Is like this segment in X12…
FST
File Trailer Segment
IEA (optional, but required if FSH is
used)
HL7 Identifier in Validation Detail File
GEN record 17021 within the validation detail file indicates the data is HL7. The “1” in front
of the GEN record number is the line number in the data file.
HL7 Data Types
The following data types are commonly found in HL7 transactions/messages. For additional
information, refer to the official HL7 documentation for Data Types (
).
Data Type
Description
AD
Address
CCD
Charge code and date
CCP
Channel calibration parameters
CD
Channel definiion
CE
Coded ENTRY
CF
Coded element with formatted values
CK
Composite ID with check digit
CM
Composite
CN
Composite ID number and name
CNE
Coded with no exceptions