Per VHA Directive, this file has been "locked down" by Data Standardization (DS). The file definition (i.e. data dictionary) shall not be modified. All additions, changes and deletions to entries in the file shall be done by Enterprise Reference Terminology (ERT) using the Master File Server (MFS), provided by the Common Services (CS). Creating and/or editing locally defined fields in the file are not permitted. Use of locally defined fields that were created prior to the VHA Directive shall not be supported. This file contains Skin Tests. It consists of a full descriptive name, a Ten Character Abbreviated Name for the Health Summary and other reports where spaces are limited, plus a Two Digit Code (IHS only). This file was developed by IHS, and adopted by the VA for the source file representing Skin Tests.
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<2)!'(X?2N) X I $D(X),$D(^AUTTSK("C",X)),'$D(^AUTTSK("C",X,DA)) K X D:'$D(ZTQUEUED) EN^DDIOL(" Already used! ")
LAST EDITED: NOV 24, 2014
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2 digits in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field is a two digit code representing this skin test.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
This field is not used by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is included for backward compatibility with the Indian Health Service version of the file.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.28^C
1)= S ^AUTTSK("C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK("C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
3)= Also used to avoid duplicates.
Used to keep the same code from being used by more than one entry. The check is made in the input transform.
HELP-PROMPT: Enter 1 to make the skin test type inactive.
DESCRIPTION: This field is used to inactivate a skin test type. If this field contains a "1" then the skin test is inactive. Inactive skin tests cannot be selected in the manual data entry process. Skin test entries should be made
inactive when they are no longer used. Do not delete the entry or change the meaning of the skin test entry.
To make an inactive skin test active, enter the "@" symbol to delete the "1" from the field.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field was added for use by PCE in the VA.
This inactive flag should be used, rather than deleting entries in the skin test file, since there may be other files pointing at the skin test entry.
This is a CPT code associated with this skin test.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
This field is not used by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is included for backward compatibility with the Indian Health Service version of the file.
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Term/Concept that replaces this entry.
DESCRIPTION: This field is populated when one Term/Concept replaces another Term/Concept. This field is controlled by standardization and should only be changed by standardization processes. This field contains a pointer to a VHA
standard term that replaces this entry.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.28^AREPLACETERM
1)= S ^AUTTSK("AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK("AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross-reference can be used to identify the replacement entries associated with a Term/Concept.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the name of this skin test that can be used in various reports and displays where space is not available to use the full name of the skin test. This print/display name is limited to 15 characters.