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# patient_telecom

A contact detail, such as a telephone number or email address, for the individual (`Patient.telecom[]`).

**Previous version:** [patient\_telecom](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/patient-telecom)

**Primary Keys:**

* patient\_telecom\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* patient\_id - links to the [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base) table

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| Column               | Data Type | Description                                                    |
| -------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| patient\_telecom\_id | varchar   | Unique identifier for the telecom row                          |
| patient\_id          | varchar   | Parent patient                                                 |
| system               | varchar   | Contact system: e.g. phone, fax, email, pager, url, sms, other |
| use                  | varchar   | Purpose of contact: `home`, `work`, `temp`, `old`, `mobile`    |
| value                | varchar   | The actual phone number, email address, URL, etc.              |
| telecom\_rank†       | int       | Stable order of this telecom within the location               |
| data\_source\_ext†   | varchar   | Integration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension    |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base)