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Creating Barcodes
Configuring the Barcode Reader Manually
To configure the barcode reader manually, you need to enter the following information
on the system Patient Setup window.
Total number of bytes
Patient ID offset
Patient ID length
First name offset
First name length
Last name offset
Last name length
Year of birth offset
Year of birth length
Month of birth offset
Month of birth length
Day of birth offset
Day of birth length
Gender offset
Gender length
Configuring the Barcode Reader Automatically
You can configure the barcode reader automatically by scanning a barcode that has
been set up to identify the fields on the barcode, their offset, and their maximum
length.
A field is identified by using its corresponding code. The field codes are shown in
the following table.
Month of birth
Day of birth
Year of birth
First name
Last name
Patient ID
Gender
A field's offset, or position, is determined by the order in which its field code appears.
The field length is determined by the number of times its field code is repeated.
For example, suppose if you want the following information in the barcode:
136
Field
Field
MAC™ 800
Number of bytes
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
Code
1
2
3
5
6
9
F
2060026-001C
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