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# patient_telecom

A contact detail, such as a telephone number or email address, for the individual (`Patient.telecom[]`).

**Previous version:** [patient\_telecom](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/patient-telecom)

**Primary Keys:**

* patient\_telecom\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* patient\_id - links to the [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base) table

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| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| patient\_telecom\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the telecom row |
| patient\_id | varchar | Parent patient |
| system | varchar | Contact system: e.g. phone, fax, email, pager, url, sms, other |
| use | varchar | Purpose of contact: `home`, `work`, `temp`, `old`, `mobile` |
| value | varchar | The actual phone number, email address, URL, etc. |
| telecom\_rank† | int | Stable order of this telecom within the location |
| data\_source\_ext† | varchar | Integration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base)


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