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mri medical record number

mri_mrn
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient medical record number for a magnetic resonance imaging. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the mri across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for mri management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

mri_mrn

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  mri_mrn INTEGER,  -- mri medical record number (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  mri_mrn as mri_medical_record_number
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
  • Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
  • ETL pipeline development and orchestration
  • Master data management (MDM) programs
  • Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
mri_mrn

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  mri_mrn      INTEGER,  -- mri medical record number (count/integer value)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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