HL7 Class (version 0.3) Beta

.NET Framework

This class is not certified to be used in a production environment working with live patient data.

Class to manipulate HL7 messages, updating values at specified positions, and reading patient data from the message.  

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Syntax

public HL7_Edit(

            string HL7_Body)

Parameters

HL7_Body

Type: System.String

The HL7 message body

Constructors

Name	Description
HL7_Edit()	Initializes a new instance of the HL_Edit class.
HL7_Edit(String)	Initializes a new instance of the HL7_Edit class with the specified argument.

Properties

Name	Description
PatNames	Gets PID:xxx information
PatAddress	Gets a patient address (PID:xxx)
PatIDs	Gets a list of all patient IDs in the message (PID:xxx)
LocalID	Gets patient’s hospital number
NationalID	Gets patient’s national patient ID, eg UK’s NHS number
GN	Gets patient’s given name
FN	Gets patient’s family name
MN	Gets patient’s middle name
Title	Gets patient’s title
Addr1	Gets address line 1
Addr2	Gets address line 1
Addr3	Gets address line 1
Addr4	Gets address line 1
Addr5	Gets address line 1
Postcode	Gets postcode
PatGender	Gets the patients gender directly from the message
DoB	Gets the unformatted date of birth

Methods

Name	Description
searchForPosition( string, int)	Returns the value from the HL7 messages at the specified position
updateValue(string, int, string)	Updates value at the specified position
returnMessage()	Returns the HL7 message with any updated added by updateValue()
add()	Updates HL7

Remarks

Class is currently in Beta format. 

For a copy of the HL7_Edit class send an email from a healthcare email address to Pablo.BluesteelS@outlook.com

Examples

Simplified user control formatted as a common page header example.  Additional properties can be added to provide the required patient information. 

C#/XAML

<UserControl

    x:Class="HL7___UA.patientDetailsHeader"

    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"

    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"

    xmlns:local="using:HL7___UA"

    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"

    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"

    mc:Ignorable="d"

    d:DesignHeight="100"

    d:DesignWidth="1280">

    <Grid>

        <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="#555555" Width="1280" Height="70">

            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

                <!--patient national number-->

                <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" MinWidth="100" />

                <!--patient local number-->

                <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" MinWidth="100" />

                <!--patient FN-->

                <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" MinWidth="100"  />

                <!--patient GN-->

                <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" MinWidth="100" />

            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

            <Grid.RowDefinitions>

                <RowDefinition Height="75" />

            </Grid.RowDefinitions>

            <TextBlock Name="nationalNumberText" Text="National Number" Grid.Column="0" Margin="10,10,0,26" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsDoubleTapEnabled="False" IsHoldingEnabled="False" IsTapEnabled="False" IsRightTapEnabled="False"/>

            <TextBlock Name="localNumberText" Text="Local Number" Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,10,0,26" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"  IsDoubleTapEnabled="False" IsHoldingEnabled="False" IsTapEnabled="False" IsRightTapEnabled="False"/>

            <TextBlock Name="patientGN" Text="Patient Given Name " Grid.Column="2" Margin="10,10,0,26" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"  IsDoubleTapEnabled="False" IsHoldingEnabled="False" IsTapEnabled="False" IsRightTapEnabled="False"/>

            <TextBlock Name="patientFN" Text="Patient Family Name" Grid.Column="3" Margin="10,10,0,26" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"  IsDoubleTapEnabled="False" IsHoldingEnabled="False" IsTapEnabled="False" IsRightTapEnabled="False"/>

        </Grid>

    </Grid>

  

</UserControl>

/// <summary>

///

/// </summary>

/// <param name="natNumber"></param>

/// <param name="localNumber"></param>

/// <param name="GN"></param>

/// <param name="FN"></param>

public patientDetailsHeader(string natNumber, string localNumber, string GN, string FN)

        {

            this.InitializeComponent();

            nationalNumberText.Text = natNumber;

            localNumberText.Text = localNumber;

            patientGN.Text = GN;

            patientFN.Text = FN;

        }

 

    }

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