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Current Patient FHIR ID

BENE_XREF_EFCTV_SK

AN INTEGRATED DATA REPOSITORY (IDR) DERIVED EFFECTIVE SURROGATE KEY THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES A BENEFICIARY. NOTE: BENE_XREF_EFCTV_SK REPRESENTS THE MOST CURRENT BENE_SK THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BENEFICIARY. BENE_XREF_EFCTV_SK IS MORE CURRENT THAN BENE_SK AND BENE_XREF_SK ON THE BENE TABLE.

Field Metadata

FHIR Resource
Patient
FHIRPath 
iif(
  Patient.link.where(type = 'replaced-by').other.exists(),
  Patient.link.where(type = 'replaced-by').other.reference.substring(8),
  Patient.id
)
Source View
V2_MDCR_BENE_HSTRY
Source Column
BENE_XREF_EFCTV_SK

Example 

['123456789']

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