The Patient Data Object (PDO) is the XML representation of patient data. This data corresponds to the values in the star schema tables in the database. Below is a sample PDO. Definitions of the fields can be found in the Definition of Terms section.
<repository:patient_data xmlns:repository="">
<event_set>
<event *>
<event_id source="hive">1256</event_id>
<patient_id source="hive">4</patient_id>
<start_date>1999-02-28T13:59:00</start_date>
<end_date>1999-02-28T13:59:00</end_date>
<param column="inout_cd" type="string" name=""
column_descriptor="in vs. outpatient code"></param>
<param column="location_cd" type="string" name=""
column_descriptor="location code"></param>
<param column="location_path" type="string" name=""
column_descriptor="location hierarchy"></param>
<param column="active_status_cd" type="string" name=""
column_descriptor="date accuracy code"></param>
<event_blob/>
</event>
</event_set>
<concept_set="">
<concept *>
<concept_path>Diagnoses\athm\C0004096</concept_path>
<concept_cd>UMLS:C0004096</concept_cd>
<name_char>Asthma</name_char>
<concept_blob/>
</concept>
</concept_set>
<observer_set>
<observer *>
<observer_path>MGH\Medicine\C0004096</observer_path>
<observer_cd>M00022303</observer_cd>
<name_char>Shawn Murphy MD</name_char>
<observer_blob/>
</observer>
</observer_set>
<pid_set>
<pid>
<patient_id source="hive">4</patient_id>
<patient_map_id source="MGH" status="A" *>0051382</patient_map_id>
<patient_map_id source="EMPI" status="A" *>10034586</patient_map_id>
</pid>
</pid_set>
<eid_set>
<eid>
<event_id source="hive">1256</event_id>
<event_map_id source="MGHTSI" status="A"
patient_id="0051382" patient_id_source="MGH" *>KST004</event_map_id>
</eid>
</eid_set>
<patient_set>
<patient *>
<patient_id source="'hive"">4</patient_id>
<birth_date>1930-02-28</birth_date>
<death_date>2001-02-28</death_date>
<param column="vital_status_cd" type="string"
column_descriptor="date accuracy code"
name=" "></param>
<param column="sex_cd" type="string"
column_descriptor="gender" name=""></param>
<param column="age_in_years_num" type="int"
column_descriptor="age"></param>
<param column="language_cd" type="string"
column_descriptor="language" name=""></param>
<param column="race_cd" type="string"
column_descriptor ="race" name=""></param>
<param column="religion_cd" type="string"
column_descriptor ="religion" name=""></param>
<param column="marital_status_cd" type="string"
column_descriptor ="marital status" name=""></param>
<param column="statecityzip_path_char" type="string"
column_descriptor="zip code hierarchy"></param>
<param column="gender_cd" type="string" name=""
column_descriptor="Gender"></param>
<patient_blob/>
</patient>
</patient_set>
<observation_set path="">
<observation *>
<event_id source="hive">1256</event_id>
<patient_id source="'hive"">4</patient_id>
<concept_cd name="Asthma">UMLS:C0004096</concept_cd>
<observer_cd name="Doctor, John A., MD">B001234567</observer_cd>
<start_date>1999-02-28T13:59:00</start_date>
<modifier_cd>@</modifier_cd>
<valtype_cd>N</valtype_cd>
<tval_char>E</tval_char>
<nval_num units="ml">1.0</nval_num>
<valueflag_cd name="High">H</valueflag_cd>
<quantity_num>1.0</quantity_num>
<units_cd>ml</units_cd>
<end_date>1999-02-28T13:59:00</end_date>
<location_cd name="Oral Surgery">MT045</location_cd>
<confidence_num></confidence_num>
<observation_blob/>
</observation>
</observation_set>
<code_set>
<code *>
<table_cd>observation_fact</table_cd>
<column_cd>ValueType_CD</column_cd>
<code_cd>N</code_cd>
<name_char>Numeric</name_char>
<code_blob/>
</code>
</code_set>
</repository:patient_data>

• Indicates the following technical metadata parameters may be included in the tag (shown here with sample data values):
  update_date="1999-02-28T13:59:00"
  download_date="1999-02-28T13:59:00"
  import_date="1999-02-28T13:59:00"
  sourcesystem_cd="DEMO"