The MARTIAL STATUS file currently consists of six entries which are distributed by the MAS development team. Alteration of any of the six entries or addition of entries to this file which are not distributed by the MAS developers may have a negative impact on the performance of the MAS module as well as other modules.
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 2-15 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the name of the acceptable marital status as distributed by the MAS package. These entries should not be altered in any way nor should entries be added or removed. Editing of this data can have
negative affects on the performance of the MAS module as well as other DHCP modules.
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-5 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains an abbreviation for this marital status. Outputs throughout DHCP may use this abbreviation if there is insufficient room to display the entire marital status name.
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the code for the marital status. It must NOT be edited unless through a software upgrade! This field is used widely throughout DHCP to determine programming flow. It will be displayed on the
patient's data card as well as many other places throughout DHCP.