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Identifiers

The following Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) may be used in the system element of the Identifier data type. If a URI is defined here, it SHALL be used in preference to any other identifying mechanism.

Description URI
Ontario, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-on-patient-hcn
Ontario Enterprise Client ID (ECID) http://ehealthontario.ca/fhir/NamingSystem/id-pcr-eid
Alberta, ULI (Unique Lifetime Identifier) https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-ab-patient-healthcare-id
Manitoba, Health Personal Health Identification Number (PHIN) https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-mb-patient-healthcare-id
Prince Edward Island, Canada Personal Health Number (PHN) Identifier https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-pe-patient-healthcare-id
British Columbia, Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-bc-patient-healthcare-id
New Brunswick, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-nb-patient-healthcare-id
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-nl-patient-healthcare-id
Nova Scotia, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-ns-patient-healthcare-id
Northwest Territories, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-nt-patient-healthcare-id
Nunavut, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-nu-patient-healthcare-id
Quebec, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-qc-patient-healthcare-id
Saskatchewan, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-sk-patient-healthcare-id
Yukon, Canada Personal Health Number https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-yt-patient-healthcare-id