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The Sick Note skill extracts data from sick notes issued in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands. A sick note is a document issued by a medical institution and serves as grounds for an employee’s sick leave. A sick note contains information about the patient (employee), the attending specialist, the patient’s insurance company, the start and end dates of the patient’s sick leave, and whether the injury/illness is work-related. The Sick Note skill is a preview skill. It has been trained on a limited set of documents and is designed to help you quickly get started with processing sick notes. For production use, you may need to uptrain the skill with your own document samples.

Countries and Languages

CountriesLanguages
GermanyGerman
BelgiumFrench
Dutch
NetherlandsDutch
English

Extracted Fields

General Information

FieldDescription
DateThe sick note registration date.
Health insurerThe name of the medical insurance company. This field can only be found on German documents. The actual German designation is Krankenkasse beziehungsweise Kostenträger.

Type of Sick Note (Checkmark Group)

FieldDescription
First OccurrenceIndicates that this is a first injury/illness sick leave.
ExtensionIndicates that this is an extended sick leave.
RelapseIndicates that this is a sick leave due to relapse.

Patient

FieldDescription
Insurance IDThe insurance company identifier.
German Insurance IDThe German insurance company identifier. This field can only be found on German documents. The actual German designation is Kostenträgerkennung.
Full NameThe employee’s full name.
Date of BirthThe employee’s date of birth.
AddressThe employee’s address.

Restrictions (Checkmark Group)

Specifies restrictions. Multiple fields can be checked simultaneously.
FieldDescription
WorkRestriction indicator
Attend ClassesRestriction indicator
Engage in SportsRestriction indicator
SwimmingRestriction indicator
Perform Strenuous ActivityRestriction indicator
Attend WorkplaceRestriction indicator
Attend KindergartenRestriction indicator
OtherRestriction indicator
Other(Clarification)If the Other field in the Restrictions checkmark group is checked, this field describing the restriction should be filled in.

Duration Information

FieldDescription
Duration (days)The duration of the sick leave.
Sickness Start DateThe starting date of the sick leave.
Presumable Recovery DateThe estimated end date of the sick leave.
Sickness Concluded DateThe actual end date of the sick leave.

Cause of Absence (Checkmark Group)

Indicates the type of injury/illness.
FieldDescription
SicknessCause indicator
SurgeryCause indicator
AccidentCause indicator
Sickness of DependantCause indicator
Family ReasonsCause indicator
HospitalizationCause indicator
Stay at Emergency RoomCause indicator
OtherCause indicator
Other(Clarification)If the Other field in the Cause of Absence checkmark group is checked, this field describing the cause of absence should be filled in.

Additional Details

FieldDescription
Date of AccidentThe date of the accident.
Work-RelatedSpecifies whether the injury/illness is work-related.

Leaving Home (Checkmark Group)

FieldDescription
AuthorizedIndicates that leaving home is allowed.
Not AuthorizedIndicates that leaving home is not allowed.

Doctor

FieldDescription
Doctor IDThe identifier, additional information, and signature of the attending doctor.
Doctor InformationThe identifier, additional information, and signature of the attending doctor.
Assigned to Doctor (checkmark field)Marked if the attending doctor is a traffic and work-related accident treatment specialist. This field can only be found on German documents. The actual German designation is Dem Durchgangsarzt zugewiesen.

Key Fields

  • Patient/Full Name
  • Patient/Insurance ID
  • Date
  • Sickness Start Date

Validation Rules

RuleDescription
Check DatesChecks that there is at most 3 days between the sick leave start date (Sickness Start Date) and the sick note registration date (Date). If not, displays an appropriate error message.
Type of Sick Note CheckmarkChecks that only one type of Sick Note is selected. Auto-checks Extension if certain conditions are met.
Leaving Home Checkmark CheckChecks whether the constraints on the minimum and maximum number of checked checkboxes in the Leaving Home, Restrictions, and Cause of Absence groups are satisfied, and converts plain text values to their standardized checkbox equivalents.
Restrictions Checkmark CheckChecks whether the constraints on the minimum and maximum number of checked checkboxes in the Leaving Home, Restrictions, and Cause of Absence groups are satisfied, and converts plain text values to their standardized checkbox equivalents.
Check Document CopyChecks that the document is a copy of the sick note intended for the employer. If the appropriate mark is not detected, displays a message saying that the uploaded copy is not the correct one. The rule is relevant for German documents only.
Cause of Absence Checkmark CheckChecks whether the constraints on the minimum and maximum number of checked checkboxes in the Leaving Home, Restrictions, and Cause of Absence groups are satisfied, and converts plain text values to their standardized checkbox equivalents.
Normalized IDsNormalizes the doctor and patient identifier to the default national format.