This is the main BCMA Backup system data file. ALL FIELDS ARE POPULATED AS A RESULT OF HL7 MESSAGE PROCESSING. NONE OF THE FIELDS SHOULD BE EDITED VIA FILE MANAGER. Please refer to individual field descriptions for further information about the contents of the fields.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 9-12 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the patient's social security number. The expected format is a 9-digit number. However, the field is free text and will accommodate a social security number passed with dashes and/or a 'P' appended
that designates a pseudo-SSN.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 53.7^BS^MUMPS
1)= S ^ALPB(53.7,"BS",$E(X,6,9),DA)=""
2)= K ^ALPB(53.7,"BS",$E(X,6,9),DA)
This cross references the record by last 4 digits of social security number.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 53.7^BS5^MUMPS
1)= S ^ALPB(53.7,"BS5",$E($P(^ALPB(53.7,DA,0),"^",1))_$E(X,6,9),DA)=""
2)= K ^ALPB(53.7,"BS5",$E($P(^ALPB(53.7,DA,0),"^",1))_$E(X,6,9),DA)
This cross references the record by first letter of last name+last four digits of the social security number.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 53.7^SSN
1)= S ^ALPB(53.7,"SSN",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ALPB(53.7,"SSN",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross references the record by the patient's full social security number.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the most recent room in which the patient resides. It is updated, along with ward, by the VistA server whenever patient movement events occur.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the most recent bed assignment for this patient. This field is updated, along with ward and/or room, by the VistA server whenever a patient movement event occurs.