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description: The Patient Identification (PID) HL7 segment maps to the ContactPointPhone object in Salesforce.
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# PID - Patient Identification

The Patient Identification (PID) HL7 segment maps to the ContactPointPhone object in Salesforce.

## HL7 V2.3 - Clinical Data Model Mapping

Here’s how the segments defined by HL7 V2.3 for PID map to fields in Salesforce standard objects.

![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/images/icon_note.png)

#### Note

Only the Segments supported by Salesforce are mentioned below.

Table 1. PID - Salesforce
| PID | Salesforce Field | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PID.2 - Patient ID (External ID) | Identifier | Object | The identifier record for the patient is associated to the patient by referencing the patient’s account record using the ParentRecordId field in Identifier. |
| PID.3 - Patient ID (Internal ID) | Identifier | Object | The identifier record for the patient is associated to the patient by referencing the patient’s account record using the ParentRecordId field in Identifier. |
| PID.4 - Alternate Patient ID | Identifier | Object | The identifier record for the patient is associated to the patient by referencing the patient’s account record using the ParentRecordId field in Identifier. |
| PID.5 - Patient Name | PersonName | Object | The name information for a patient is represented as Person​Name records that reference the patient record using their Person​Name​.Parent​RecordId field​. |
| PID.7 - Date/Time of Birth | Contact.BirthDate | Date | Salesforce supports only the date of birth. The time of birth isn’t supported. |
| PID.8 - Sex | Contact.Gender | Picklist | N/A |
| PID.9 - Patient Alias | PersonName | Object | The name information for a patient is represented as Person​Name records that reference the patient record using their Person​Name​.Parent​RecordId field​. |
| PID.11 - Patient Address | ContactPointAddress | Object | The address information for a patient is represented as Contact​Point​Address records that reference the patient record using their Contact​Point​Address​.ParentId field​. |
| PID.13 - Home Phone | ContactPointPhone | Object | The telecom information for a patient is represented as Contact​Point​Phone records that reference the patient record using their Contact​Point​Phone​.ParentId field​. |
| PID.14 - Work Phone | ContactPointPhone | Object | The telecom information for a patient is represented as Contact​Point​Phone records that reference the patient record using their Contact​Point​Phone​.ParentId field​. |
| PID.15 - Primary Langauge | PersonLanguage | Object | The name information for a patient is represented as Person​Name records that reference the patient record using their Person​Language​.IndividualId field​. |
| PID.16 - Marital Status | Contact.MaritalStatus | Picklist | N/A |
| PID.25 - Multiple Birth Indicator | Contact​.Sequence​In​Multiple​Birth | Double | N/A |
| PID.29 - Patient Death Date and Time | Contact.Deceased​Date | DateTime | N/A |