MDM
Medical Document Management — an HL7v2 message type used to transmit clinical documents like discharge summaries and operative notes.
MDM^T02 messages carry document content (often as base64-encoded PDF or RTF in an OBX segment) along with metadata about the document type, author, and status. MDM messages are common in document archival workflows and in feeding clinical data repositories. They complement ORU messages, which carry structured observations rather than narrative documents.
FAQ
- When would I use MDM instead of ORU?
- Use MDM for narrative clinical documents (discharge summaries, operative notes, consult letters). Use ORU for structured observations like lab results and vitals.