The patient name table contains normalized name information for patients. This table supports multiple names per patient, allowing for historical name tracking, legal name changes, and aliases. Primary Keys:Documentation Index
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- patient_id
- name_rank
- patient_id - links to the patient table
| Column | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| patient_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the patient |
| last_name | varchar | Family name (last name) |
| first_name | varchar | First given name |
| given_names | varchar[] | All given names for the family name as array of strings |
| suffixes | varchar[] | Name suffixes as array of strings |
| prefixes | varchar[] | Name prefixes as array of strings |
| data_source_ext | varchar | Integration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension |
| name_rank | integer | Patient FHIR resource array order |