Different countries use different national patient identification schemes to identify patients in their healthcare systems.
The following table lists the national patient identifiers used in different countries.
| Country | Identification system | URI | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) | http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/hi/ihi/1.0 | 8003608833357361 |
| New Zealand | National Health Index (NHI) number | https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/nhi-id | ABC1234 |
| United Kingdom | NHS Number | https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number | 4857773456 |
| Switzerland | EPR-SPID | urn:oid:2.16.756.5.30.1.127.3.10.3 | 761337615317835750 |
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