openmrs-esm-core

O3 Framework / getPatientName

Function: getPatientName()

getPatientName(patient): string

Defined in: packages/framework/esm-utils/src/patient-helpers.ts:14

Gets the formatted display name for a patient.

The display name will be taken from the patient’s ‘usual’ name, or may fall back to the patient’s ‘official’ name.

Parameters

patient

Patient

The patient details in FHIR format.

Returns

string

The patient’s display name or an empty string if name is not present.

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