NPU - Bed Status Update Segment

The NPU segment allows the updating of census (bed status) data without sending patient-specific data. An example might include changing the status of a bed from "housekeeping" to "unoccupied."

HL7 Attribute Table - NPU - Bed Status Update Segment

Seq#	Data Element Name	DataType	Usage	Vocabulary	Cardinality	Item #	Length	C.LEN	Flags
NPU
1	Bed Location	PL	R		[1..1]	00209
2	Bed Status	CWE	O	0116 Bed Status	[0..1]	00170

NPU-1: Bed Location (PL) 00209

Definition: This field contains the bed location that is a valid bed location.

NPU-2: Bed Status (CWE) 00170

Definition: This field contains the bed status. Refer to User-defined Table 0116 - Bed Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.