Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Data Element

Previous Address
Description

Prior place where a person may have been located or could have been contacted.

Usage note: If the address pattern is not supported in the standard, implementations should align as closely as possible and avoid truncating any values. 

Applicable Vocabulary Standard(s)

Applicable Standards
  • Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient Addresses, Final Version 1.0

Comment

Structure for capture of address

I support the use of Project US@ for the capture of all addresses to standardize the process regardless of what context the address is captured.  Standard capture of this fundamental element will support innovation across the ecosystem and support interoperability. 

 

 

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