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Global: ^ECX(727.815

Package: DSS Extracts

Global: ^ECX(727.815


Information

FileMan FileNo FileMan Filename Package
727.815 EVENT CAPTURE LOCAL EXTRACT DSS Extracts

Description

Directly Accessed By Routines, Total: 5

Package Total Routines
DSS Extracts 5 ECX8151    ^ECX(727.815    ECX8152    ECXAECS    ^ECX(729    

Pointer To FileMan Files, Total: 5

Package Total FileMan Files
Registration 2 PATIENT MOVEMENT(#405)[23]    PATIENT(#2)[4]    
DSS Extracts 1 DSS EXTRACT LOG(#727)[2]    
Event Capture 1 DSS UNIT(#724)[9]    
Scheduling 1 HOSPITAL LOCATION(#44)[120128]    

Fields, Total: 134

Field # Name Loc Type Details
.01 SEQUENCE NUMBER 0;1 NUMBER
************************REQUIRED FIELD************************

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:+X'=X!(X>999999999)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X S:$D(X) DINUM=X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 12, 1998
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Type a Number between 1 and 999999999, 0 Decimal Digits
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The record number for this extract entry.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The internal entry number (IEN) for this record. This entry is DINUMed.
  • NOTES:  XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
1 YEAR MONTH 0;2 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<6)!'(X?6N) X
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORM:  S Y=$$ECXYMX^ECXUTL(Y)
  • LAST EDITED:  SEP 24, 1997
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A six character string representing the year and the month for which this extract was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  YEAR MONTH is derived by parsing the fileman format end date of the extract. The month is determined by taking the 4th and 5th characters of the end date, the year by taking the 2nd and 3rd characters, and the century is
    then calculated by taking the 1st character of the end date, and adding 17 to it. The century is then concatenated with the year and month, giving the results in YYYYMM format.
2 EXTRACT NUMBER 0;3 POINTER TO DSS EXTRACT LOG FILE (#727) DSS EXTRACT LOG(#727)

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 17, 1995
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the extract number for this extract.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The DSS extract log entry for this Event Capture extract.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    A pointer to the DSS EXTRACT LOG file (#727). The primary purpose is to pick up the header for the mail message.
  • CROSS-REFERENCE:  727.815^AC
    1)= S ^ECX(727.815,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
    2)= K ^ECX(727.815,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)
    3)= DO NOT DELETE
    This cross reference is essential for managing and purging data in this file.
3 FACILITY 0;4 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  DEC 29, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the station number where this extract was performed.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the facility/division where the extract was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Derived from the LOCATION field (#3) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721), which points to the INSTITUTION file (#4).
    This is a copy of the STATION NUMBER field (#99).
    The facility field should be 3 to 7 characters but due to FileMan limitations for data on this node, the field will retain its current setting of 1 to 7.
4 PATIENT NO. - DFN 0;5 POINTER TO PATIENT FILE (#2) PATIENT(#2)

  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 30, 1997
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the name of the patient for this extract record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    An identifying number for the patient at the local site.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    A pointer to the PATIENT file (#2). This patient pointer is pulled from the PATIENT field (1) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
5 SSN 0;6 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<9)!'(X?9N!X?9N1"P") X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 02, 1991
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the social security number for this patient's extract record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The patient's social security number.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the EVENT CAPTURE LOCAL EXTRACT file (#727.815), SSN data is derived from the SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER field (#.09) in the PATIENT file (#2).
    "Test" patient status is determined in PAT^ECXUTL3.
6 NAME 0;7 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<4) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 02, 1991
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the first four characters of this patient's last name.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The first four characters of the patient's last name associated with this extract record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the EVENT CAPTURE LOCAL EXTRACT file (#727.815), NAME data is derived from the NAME field (#.01) in the PATIENT file (#2). The first four
    characters of the first "," piece are used, padded with trailing spaces if necessary.
    The name value is returned by the supported call DEM^VADPT.
7 IN OUT PATIENT INDICATOR 0;8 SET
  • 'I' FOR INPATIENT;
  • 'O' FOR OUTPATIENT;
  • 'A' FOR ASIH (OTHER FACILITY);

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 29, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the patient's status for this extract entry.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates the patient's status for this extract entry.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  To determine the value of this field a call is made to $$PATDEM^ECXUTL2. Within this call, $$INP^ECXUTL2 is called to determine patient status. If the patient is an outpatient, processing stops and the field is set to O.
    If the patient is an inpatient then $$INOUTP^ECXUTL4 is called to look at the treating specialty. If the patient's treating specialty exists in the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION file (#727.831) then the value of the
    INPAT/OUTPAT CODE field (#5) of the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION file (#727.831) is used. If the treating specialty is not found in the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION file (#727.831) then the indicator is set to
    I.
    If the patient is ASIH to another facility at the date/time in question then the indicator is set to A.
8 DAY 0;9 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<8) X
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORM:  S Y=$$ECXDATEX^ECXUTL(Y)
  • LAST EDITED:  NOV 21, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Date when procedure was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Date is pulled from the DATE/TIME OF PROCEDURE field (#2) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
    This field is always exactly 8 numeric characters in length. The format is YYYYMMDD; for example, 19970923. If the date cannot be determined, then a default is used. The default date value is the value of the YEAR MONTH
    field (#1) concatenated with "01" for the day (DD) portion.
9 DSS UNIT 0;10 POINTER TO DSS UNIT FILE (#724) DSS UNIT(#724)

  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 28, 1991
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the name of the DSS unit for this extract record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The DSS UNIT assigned for the procedure performed during this encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The DSS UNIT is a locally defined group of work products entered for a specific DSS department. The DSS UNIT is derived from the DSS UNIT field (#6) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
10 CATEGORY 0;11 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  SEP 11, 1997
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field contains the IEN in file #726 for the Category associated with this extract record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    A character string which represents the IEN of the Category in the EVENT CAPTURE CATEGORY file (#726). Category is pulled from the CATEGORY field (7) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
11 PROCEDURE 0;12 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<5) X
  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 30, 1997
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 5-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field contains the name of the procedure selected for this extract record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The procedure pointer is pulled from the PROCEDURE field (8) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721). For CPT codes from the CPT file (#81), it is the CPT code (.01)_volume. Volume is pulled from the VOLUME field (9) in
    the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) and is padded to the left with zeros. For national procedures from the EC NATIONAL PROCEDURE file (#725), it is the NATIONAL NUMBER field (1)_"N". For local procedures from the EC
    NATIONAL PROCEDURE file (#725), it is the NATIONAL NUMBER field (1)_"L".
12 VOLUME 0;13 NUMBER

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:+X'=X!(X>9999)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
  • LAST EDITED:  NOV 08, 1991
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Type a Number between 1 and 9999, 0 Decimal Digits.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The number of days, or number of timed-specific units, or number of times the procedure was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Numeric volume for this procedure associated with this extract record. Volume is pulled from the VOLUME field (#9) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
13 COST CENTER 0;14 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<6) X
  • LAST EDITED:  DEC 04, 1995
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the cost center associated with this extract record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the cost center associated with the DSS Unit for this extract record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  A pointer to the COST CENTER file (#420.1). Cost center is derived from the COST CENTER field (#3) in the DSS UNIT file (#724).
    This field should be a pointer to the COST CENTER file (#420.1) but due to FileMan limitations for data on this node, the field is being left as a free text field.
14 ORDERING SECTION 0;15 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 17, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-3 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the IEN of the Ordering Section. The Ordering Section represents the medical specialty (for example, ambulatory care) responsible for the encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The Ordering Section is pulled from the ORDERING SECTION field (#11) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
    This field should be a pointer to the MEDICAL SPECIALTY file (#723) but due to FileMan limitations for data on this node, the field is being left as a free text field.
15 SECTION 0;16 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 17, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-3 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the IEN in file #723 of the Medical Specialty of the DSS Unit associated with this extract record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This character string represents an IEN in the MEDICAL SPECIALTY file (#723). The data is pulled from the SECTION field (#5) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
16 PROVIDER 0;17 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 17, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The primary provider who performed the procedure associated with the Event Capture Patient record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is derived by returning a local array (first node) of the $$GETPRV^ECPRVMUT API (DBIA #4460) that returns the PROVIDER multiple (#42) from the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721).
    The PROVIDER is the value of a "2" prefixed to the pointer value to indicate that the source file is "200". For example, if the IEN of the provider in file #200 is 98765, the value that will be stored is 298765.
17 PROVIDER PERSON CLASS 0;18 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 01, 2000
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The VA code of the Person Class of the Provider as of the date of this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Active Person Class is determined by the supported call $$GET^XUA4A72(PERS,DATE), where PERS is the IEN from file #200 and DATE is the date of the event. The VA CODE is determined by the 7th piece of the returned value
    string.
    This field should be exactly 7 characters in length but due to FileMan limitations for data on this node, the field will retain its current setting of 1 to 7.
18 PROVIDER #2 0;19 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 17, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The second assisting provider who performed the procedure associated with the Event Capture Patient record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is derived by returning a local array (second node) of the $$GETPRV^ECPRVMUT API (DBIA #4460) that returns the PROVIDER multiple (#42) from the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721).
    The PROVIDER #2 is the value of a "2" prefixed to the pointer value to indicate that the source file is "200". For example, if the IEN of the provider in file #200 is 98765, the value that will be stored is 298765.
19 PROVIDER #2 PERSON CLASS 0;20 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  NOV 03, 2000
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the VA code of the Person Class of the second assisting provider as of the date of this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Active Person Class is determined by the supported call $$GET^XUA4A72(PERS,DATE), where PERS is the IEN from file #200 and DATE is the date of the event. The VA CODE is determined by the 7th piece of the returned value
    string.
    This field should be exactly 7 characters in length but due to FileMan limitations for data on this node, the field will retain its current setting of 1 to 7.
20 PROVIDER #3 0;21 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 17, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The third assisting provider who performed the procedure associated with the Event Capture Patient record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is derived by returning a local array (third node) of the $$GETPRV^ECPRVMUT API (DBIA #4460) that returns the PROVIDER multiple (#42) from the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721).
    The PROVIDER #3 is the value of a "2" prefixed to the pointer value to indicate that the source file is "200". For example, if the IEN of the provider in file #200 is 98765, the value that will be stored is 298765.
21 PROVIDER #3 PERSON CLASS 0;22 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  NOV 03, 2000
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The VA code of the Person Class of the third assisting provider as of the date of this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Active Person Class is determined by the supported call $$GET^XUA4A72(PERS,DATE), where PERS is the IEN from file #200 and DATE is the date of the event. The VA CODE is determined by the 7th piece of the returned value
    string.
    This field should be exactly 7 characters in length but due to FileMan limitations for data on this node, the field will retain its current setting of 1 to 7.
22 PLACEHOLDER4 0;23 FREE TEXT

  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 28, 1991
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the charge capture code for this extract record.
23 MOVEMENT FILE # 0;24 POINTER TO PATIENT MOVEMENT FILE (#405) PATIENT MOVEMENT(#405)

  • LAST EDITED:  DEC 16, 1991
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the patient movement number associated with this extract record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Current patient movement record associated with this extract record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    A pointer to the PATIENT MOVEMENT file (#405).
24 TREATING SPECIALTY 0;25 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  NOV 03, 2009
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The PTF CODE of the treating specialty associated with this extract record. Only applicable if the patient was an inpatient on the date of the procedure.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  This field is initialized to a null, indicating an outpatient status. If a call to IN5^VADPT (using the patient IEN and the event date) returns a patient movement number (indicating inpatient status), then the value of
    VAIP(8), which is the pointer to the FACILITY TREATING SPECIALTY file (#45.7), is used to get the SPECIALTY field (1) which points to the SPECIALTY file (#42.4).
    Then, the PTF Code (field #7 of file 42.4) is obtained and stored instead of the IEN of the specialty.
25 TIME 0;26 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<6) X
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORM:  S Y=$$ECXTIMEX^ECXUTL(Y,0)
  • LAST EDITED:  SEP 24, 1997
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The time when the Event Capture procedure was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  A six-character string of format HHMMSS which represents the time (military time) when the procedure was performed.
    Time is extracted from the date information pulled from the DATE/TIME OF PROCEDURE field (#2) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
    A default of "000300" will be used if field #2 of file #721 does not have a time portion.
26 PLACEHOLD PRIMARY CARE TEAM 0;27 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<1) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 4
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORM:  S Y=$$ECXTIMEX^ECXUTL(Y,0)
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 06, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-4 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as PRIMARY CARE TEAM, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD PRIMARY CARE TEAM and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
27 PLACEHOLD PC PROVIDER 0;28 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 30, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter primary care provider assigned to this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD PC PROVIDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
28 PCE CPT CODE & MODIFIERS 0;29 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>17!($L(X)<5) X
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORM:  S Y=$$CPTOUT^ECXUTL3(Y)
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 5-17 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Five character Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code, the quantity (or how many times the unique code appears in the record), and up to five two-character CPT modifiers.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  PCE CPT CODE is derived from the PCE CPT CODE field (#19) and the CPT MODIFIER multiple (#36) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
    The source of CPT modifiers is the MODIFIER field (#.01) of the CPT MODIFIER file (#81.3).
29 PLACEHOLDER 0;30 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORM:  NOT EXECUTABLE!! -- SPECIFIER NEEDS AN "O"!
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 19, 2016
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the ICD-9 code for this record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as ICD-9 CODE, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*161.
30 PLACEHOLDER 0;31 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 19, 2016
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the ICD-9 code for this record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as SECONDARY ICD9 CODE #1, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*161.
31 PLACEHOLDER 0;32 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 19, 2016
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the ICD-9 code for this record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as SECONDARY ICD9 CODE #2, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*161.
32 PLACEHOLDER 0;33 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 19, 2016
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the ICD-9 code for this record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as SECONDARY ICD9 CODE #3, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*161.
33 PLACEHOLDER 0;34 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 19, 2016
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the ICD-9 code for this record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as SECONDARY ICD9 CODE #4, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*161.
34 AGENT ORANGE 0;35 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;

  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 17, 1996
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the appropriate agent orange status for this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether patient was exposed to Agent Orange.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT field (#1) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721). AGENT ORANGE data is derived from the AGENT ORANGE EXPOS. INDICATED? field (#.32102) in the PATIENT file (#2).
    The status indicator is returned by SVC^VADPT which is called by routine PAT^ECXUTL3.
35 RADIATION EXPOSURE 0;36 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;
  • '1' FOR NO RADIATION;
  • '2' FOR HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI;
  • '3' FOR ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTING;
  • '4' FOR H/N AND ATMOSPHERIC TESTING;
  • '5' FOR UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING;
  • '6' FOR EXPOSURE AT NUCLEAR FACILITY;
  • '7' FOR OTHER;

  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 17, 1996
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the appropriate radiation status for this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if patient claims exposure to ionizing radiation.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT field (#1) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721). RADIATION data is derived from the RADIATION EXPOSURE INDICATED? field (#.32103) in the PATIENT file (#2).
    The status indicator is returned by SVC^VADPT which is called by routine PAT^ECXUTL3.
36 SW ASIA CONDITIONS 0;37 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 27, 2009
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's Southwest Asia Indicator status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field is used to indicate if this visit represents treatment of a VA patient claiming exposure to Southwest Asia Conditions.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is derived from the SOUTHWEST ASIA CONDITIONS? field (#.322013) in the Patient File (#2) using the patient's DFN. The status indicator is returned by SVC^VADPT which is called by PAT^ECXUTL3.
37 SERVICE CONNECTED 0;38 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 17, 1996
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the appropriate service connected status for this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if patient is service connected.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT field (#1) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721). SERVICE CONNECTED data is derived from the SERVICE CONNECTED? field (#.301) in the PATIENT file (#2).
    The status indicator is returned by ELIG^VADPT which is called by routine PAT^ECXUTL3.
38 SENT TO PCE 0;39 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 22, 1996
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter Y if data has been sent to PCE, N if not.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field flags data that has been sent from Event Capture to PCE.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Record is flagged Y when sent to PCE, N or null if not sent.
39 PLACEHOLDER5 0;40

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
40 DSS IDENTIFIER 0;41 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<6) X
  • LAST EDITED:  SEP 11, 1997
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The DSS Identifier represents the primary and secondary stop codes of the Associated Clinic.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The DSS IDENTIFIER represents the primary and secondary stop codes of the Associated Clinic in the Event Capture Patient record, OR it is the Associated Stop Code of the DSS Unit in the Event Capture Patient record.
    If the secondary stop code is not known, then "000" will be used as the 2nd 3-characters. If the primary stop code is not known, then "000000" will be used. If the DSS Unit does not have an Associated Stop Code, then
    "000000" will be used.
    The source of the data is:
    STOP CODE NUMBER field (#8) of the HOSPITAL LOCATION file (#44) as pointed to by the ASSOCIATED CLINIC field (#26) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) concatenated with the AMIS REPORTING STOP CODE field (#1) of the
    CLINIC STOP file (#40.7) as pointed to by the CREDIT STOP CODE field (#2503) of the HOSPITAL LOCATION file (#44).
    OR
    ASSOCIATED STOP CODE field (#9) of the DSS UNIT file (#724) as pointed to by the DSS UNIT field (#6) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) concatenated with the AMIS REPORTING STOP CODE field (#1) of the CLINIC STOP
    file (#40.7) as pointed to by the CREDIT STOP CODE field (#2503) of the HOSPITAL LOCATION file (#44).
41 PLACEHOLDER1 0;42 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUL 08, 1998
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1 character in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Placeholder; null.
42 PLACEHOLD MPI 1;1 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 29, 2022
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as MASTER PATIENT INDEX, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD MPI and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*184.
43 PLACEHOLDER 1;2 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>14!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 19, 2016
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-14 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as DSS PRODUCT DEPARTMENT, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*161.
44 PLACEHOLDER 1;3 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 26, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Currently NULL.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Currently NULL.
45 PLACEHOLDER 1;4 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 26, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Currently NULL.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Currently NULL.
46 PLACEHOLDER 1;5 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 26, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Currently NULL.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Currently NULL.
47 PLACEHOLD PC PROV PERSON CLASS 1;6 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 30, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as PC PROVIDER PERSON CLASS, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD PC PROV PERSON CLASS and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
48 PLACEHOLDER 1;7 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 26, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Currently NULL.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Currently NULL.
49 PLACEHOLD ASSOC PC PROVIDER 1;8 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 30, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as ASSOCIATE PC PROVIDER, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD ASSOC PC PROVIDER and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
50 PLACEHOLD AS PC PROV PERSON CL 1;9 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 30, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as ASSOC. PC PROV. PERSON CLASS, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD AS PC PROV PERSON CL and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
51 PLACEHOLDER 1;10 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 26, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Currently NULL.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Currently NULL.
52 DIVISION 1;11 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 06, 1999
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The Division field will not be used in the Event Capture extract.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The Division field will always be null.
53 MST STATUS 1;12 SET
  • 'Y' FOR Yes, Screened reports MST;
  • 'N' FOR No, Screened does not report MST;
  • 'D' FOR Screened Declines to answer;
  • 'U' FOR Unknown, not screened;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 06, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's MST status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates the Military Sexual Trauma (MST) status of a patient on the day of the encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The MST HISTORY file (#29.11) holds data regarding military sexual trauma claims and effective dates. The patient's MST status is stored in the MST STATUS field (#3). A call will be made to $$GETSTAT^DGMSTAPI(DFN,DGDATE)
    using the DFN from the PATIENT field (#1) and the DATE/TIME OF PROCEDURE field (#3) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
54 DOM,PRRTP AND SAARTP INDICATOR 1;13 SET
  • 'P' FOR GEN. PRRTP;
  • 'T' FOR PTSD PRRTP;
  • 'S' FOR DOM. PRRTP;
  • 'H' FOR HOMELESS CWT/TR;
  • 'A' FOR SA CWT/TR;
  • 'D' FOR DOMICILIARY;
  • 'B' FOR PTSD CWT/TR;
  • 'C' FOR GEN. CET/TR;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 01, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the indicator associated with the treating specialty assigned to this record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if the patient is admitted to either a RRTP, PRRTP, or SARRTP at the time care is provided.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  If the patient's treating specialty exists in the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION (#727.831) file, data is derived from the DOM/PRRTP/SARRTP CODE field (#2) of the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION (#727.831) file.
    Otherwise, the value is null.
55 DATE OF BIRTH 1;14 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 02, 2000
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Patient's date of birth.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data source:
    EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721); PATIENT field (#2) then to PATIENT file (#2); DATE OF BIRTH field (#.03)
    Date of Birth is returned through the supported call DEM^VADPT. It is then represented by an 8-character numeric string in the YYYYMMDD format.
56 ENROLLMENT CATEGORY 1;15 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 02, 2000
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1 character in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Patient's enrollment category.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    ENROLLMENT CATEGORY is derived from the standard call $$CATEGORY^DGENA4 using the patient's DFN and the CURRENT ENROLLMENT field (#27.01) of the PATIENT file (#2).
57 ENROLLMENT STATUS 1;16 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 02, 2000
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-2 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The IEN of the patient's enrollment status.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  ENROLLMENT STATUS is derived from the standard call $$STATUS^DGENA using the patient's DFN and returns the ENROLLMENT STATUS field (#.04) of the PATIENT ENROLLMENT file (#27.11).
    This field should be a pointer to the ENROLLMENT STATUS file (#27.15) file but due to FileMan limitations for data on this node, the field is being left as a free text field.
58 PLACEHOLDER 1;17 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 26, 2004
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1 character in length.
59 PERIOD OF SERVICE 1;18 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 02, 2000
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1 character in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The period of service that best classifies the patient based on eligibility code.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Period of Service is derived from the Period of Service field (#.323) in the Patient file (#2).
60 PURPLE HEART INDICATOR 1;19 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 09, 2002
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the Purple Heart Indicator for the patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether or not a patient is a Purple Heart recipient.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    PATIENT file (#2); CURRENT PH INDICATOR field (#.531). The status indicator is returned by SVC^VADPT.
61 OBSERVATION PATIENT INDICATOR 1;20 SET
  • 'NO' FOR NO;
  • 'YES' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 01, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter observation patient status for this record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if patient is considered to be an observation patient.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data (YES, NO) is retrieved from API call $$OBSPAT^ECXUTL4:
    If the patient's treating specialty exists in the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION file (#727.831), data is derived from the OBSERVATION PAT INDICATOR field (#4) of the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION file (#727.831).
    If patient is outpatient and treating specialty not in file, AND Feeder Key (CLI) or DSS ID (MTL,IVP,ECQ,NOS,SUR) is 290-297, Observation Patient Ind=YES. Else, Observation Patient Ind=NO.
    Otherwise, Observation Patient Ind=NO.
62 ENCOUNTER NUMBER 1;21 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>18!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2001
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-18 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The unique number assigned for DSS.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  This field is determined by a call to $$ENCNUM^ECXUTL4. Within this call the inpatient/outpatient status, SSN, admit/visit date, treating specialty, observation patient indicator, and DSS Identifier or feeder key values
    of the record are used to create a unique encounter number.
63 AGENT ORANGE LOCATION 1;22 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 1
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 07, 2023
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Choose the location where the patient was exposed to Agent Orange. Answer must be 1 character in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  This field indicates the location where the patient was exposed to Agent Orange. Values are:
    "B" = BLUE WATER NAVY
    "K" = KOREAN DMZ
    "V" = VIETNAM
    "T" = THAILAND(U.S. OR ROYAL THAI MIL BASE)
    "L" = LAOS
    "C" = CAMBODIA(MIMOT OR KREK,KAMPONG CHAM)
    "G" = GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, OR TERRITORIAL WATERS
    "J" = JOHNSTON ATOLL
    "O" = OTHER
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The location is returned by a call to SVC^VADPT which gets its data from the AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE LOCATION field (#.3213) of the PATIENT file (#2). Values are:
    "B" = BLUE WATER NAVY
    "K" = KOREAN DMZ
    "V" = VIETNAM
    "T" = THAILAND(U.S. OR ROYAL THAI MIL BASE)
    "L" = LAOS
    "C" = CAMBODIA(MIMOT OR KREK,KAMPONG CHAM)
    "G" = GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, OR TERRITORIAL WATERS
    "J" = JOHNSTON ATOLL
    "O" = OTHER
64 ORDERING DIVISION 1;23 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2001
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-7 characters in length
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    For future development; currently set to null.
65 CONTRACT START DATE 1;24 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2001
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    For future development; currently set to null.
66 CONTRACT END DATE 1;25 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2001
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    For future development; currently set to null.
67 CONTRACT TYPE 1;26 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>5!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2001
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-5 characters in length
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    For future development; currently set to null.
68 CNH STATUS 1;27 SET
  • 'YES' FOR YES;
  • 'NO' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 12, 2014
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the CNH status for this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field is used to indicate whether a patient is currently in a contract nursing home.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using the CNHSTAT^ECXUTL4(DFN) call, the CNH status is returned based on the CNH CURRENT field (#148) of the PATIENT file (#2).
69 PRODUCTION DIVISION CODE 1;28 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 06, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Identifies the division/facility where the work was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The LOCATION field (#4) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) is used to call the api RADDIV^ECXDEPT to get the STATION NUMBER field (#99) from the INSTITUTION file (#4).
70 ELIGIBILITY 1;29 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  OCT 10, 2002
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-3 characters in length
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Appropriate eligibility code based on veteran or non-veteran status.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4), ELIGIBILITY data is derived from the PRIMARY ELIGIBILITY CODE field (#.361) in the PATIENT file (#2). PRIMARY ELIGIBILITY CODE is a pointer to the
    ELIGIBILITY CODE file (#8). The data is derived from the MAS ELIGIBILITY CODE field (#8) in the ELIGIBILITY CODE file (#8) which in turn is a pointer to the MAS ELIGIBILITY CODE file (#8.1).
    The pointer value to file #8.1 is converted by ELIG^ECXUTL3 to the corresponding eligibility code used by NPCD. This code is composed of two or three numeric characters.
71 HEAD & NECK CANCER INDICATOR 1;30 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 28, 2002
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the Head & Neck Cancer Indicator for the patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Identifies whether patient has head and/or neck cancer.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4), a call is made to $$GETCUR^DGNTAPI to retrieve the HEAD/NECK CA DX field (#2.01) of the NOSE AND THROAT RADIUM HISTORY file (#28.11).
72 PLACEHOLD ETHNICITY 1;31 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<1) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 6
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 30, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as ETHNICITY, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD ETHNICITY and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
73 PLACEHOLD RACE 1 1;32 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 15, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as RACE 1, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD RACE 1 and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
74 ENROLLMENT LOCATION 1;33 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 24, 2003
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3-7 characters in length
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The facility that the patient chooses to designate as his preferred location for care.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The PREFERRED FACILITY field (# 27.02) of the PATIENT file (#2) is defined as the facility that the patient chooses to designate as his preferred location for care. The PREFERRED FACILITY field (# 27.02) is a pointer to
    the INSTITUTION file (#4). From the INSTITUTION file #4, the value in the STATION NUMBER field (#99) is used.
75 PLACEHOLD DSS IP # 1;34 NUMBER

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:+X'=X!(X>9999999)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 04, 2019
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Type a Number between 0 and 9999999, 0 Decimal Digits
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as DSS IP #, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD DSS IP # and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*174.
76 ENROLLMENT PRIORITY 1;35 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 26, 2004
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-2 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field contains the enrollment priority group and the enrollment priority subgroup.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  ENROLLMENT PRIORITY field contains the enrollment priority group and the enrollment priority subgroup from the PATIENT ENROLLMENT File (#27.11).
    ENROLLMENT PRIORITY Groups determined for a patient enrollment include:
    '1' FOR GROUP 1
    '2' FOR GROUP 2
    '3' FOR GROUP 3
    '4' FOR GROUP 4
    '5' FOR GROUP 5
    '6' FOR GROUP 6
    '7' FOR GROUP 7
    '8' FOR GROUP 8
    ENROLLMENT PRIORITY Subgroups determined for a patient enrollment include:
    'a' FOR 1
    'c' FOR 3
    'e' FOR 5
    'g' FOR 7
77 USER ENROLLEE 1;36 SET
  • 'U' FOR USER ENROLLED;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 06, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's current enrollment status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether a Veteran has User Enrollee status for the current or future fiscal year.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  User enrollee is determined by checking the Patient Enrollment (#27.11) file. When a user has a current or future fiscal year in the VistA User Enrollee Status field (#.04) the value is set to 'U' and Null if no date or a
    past year's value is contained. Determined by the use of an API: $$UESTAT^EASUSER where the Patient Identifier (DFN) is passed in.
78 PATIENT TYPE 1;37 SET
  • 'AC' FOR ACTIVE DUTY;
  • 'AL' FOR ALLIED VETERAN;
  • 'CO' FOR COLLATERAL;
  • 'EM' FOR EMPLOYEE;
  • 'IN' FOR INELIGIBLE;
  • 'MI' FOR MILITARY RETIREE;
  • 'NO' FOR NON-VETERAN (OTHER);
  • 'NS' FOR NSC VETERAN;
  • 'SC' FOR SC VETERAN;
  • 'TR' FOR TRICARE;

  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 26, 2004
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter type of patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Refers to the various types of patients which may be seen at a VA facility. Every patient in the system must have a TYPE specified.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  PATIENT TYPE is derived from a call to TYPE^ECXUTL5(DFN). Using the patient's DFN, the NAME field (#.01) of the TYPE OF PATIENT file (#391) as pointed to by the TYPE field (#391) of the PATIENT file (#2) is shortened to
    the first two characters to determine the value stored in the PATIENT TYPE field (#78).
79 CV STATUS ELIGIBILITY 1;38 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'E' FOR ELIGIBILITY EXPIRED;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 06, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's combat veteran eligibility.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Records if Veteran service on active duty in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  CV STATUS ELIGIBILITY is determined by the use of API $$CVEDT^DGCV(DFN,DATE) that checks the COMBAT VET END DATE field (#.5295) from the PATIENT file (#2) to determine CV Status. API returns three pieces (i.e.
    1^20010106^0) and the first piece is resolved as follows.
    1 - veteran qualifies as a CV
    0 - veteran does not qualify as a CV
    -1 - bad DFN
    Based on this result the field will be set to 'Y' for 'YES' or 'E' for 'ELIGIBILITY EXPIRED' or 'NULL' for not eligible.
80 CV ELIGIBILITY END DATE 2;1 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<8) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 06, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  Records the Combat Veteran eligibility expiration date of the veteran who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War or in combat against a hostile force
    during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  CV ELIGIBILITY END DATE is determined by the use of API $$CVEDT^DGCV(DFN,DATE) that checks the COMBAT VET END DATE field (#.5295) from the PATIENT file (#2) to determine CV Status. API returns three pieces (i.e.
    1^20010106^0) the 2nd piece is the COMBAT VET END DATE in HL7 format.
81 ENCOUNTER CV 2;2 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 06, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's combat veteran eligibility.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Records if a Veteran served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  ENCOUNTER CV is determined by the use of API $$CVEDT^DGCV(DFN,DATE) that checks the COMBAT VET END DATE field (#.5295) from the PATIENT file (#2) to determine CV Status. API returns three pieces (i.e. 1^20100106^0). The
    third piece returns:
    1 - vet was eligible on date specified
    0 - vet was not eligible on date specified
    Based on these returns, the value for this field shall be Y for Yes if value is 1 or left blank if 0 to indicate ineligibility.
82 NATIONAL PATIENT RECORD FLAG 2;3 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 06, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if patient is associated with a category 1 patient record flag.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field records whether the patient's record contains 1 or more active category 1 (National) Patient Record Flags.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The NATIONAL PATIENT RECORD FLAG field is set based on the results of the $$GETACT^DGPFAPI(DFN,TARGET ARRAY) call. This call looks at the category 1 national patient record flags as recorded in the PRF NATIONAL FLAG file
    (#26.15). The resulting value of this call is the number of active category I patient record flags assigned to this patient. This field is set to Y (YES) if the result is greater than zero. A value of zero causes this
    field to be left null.
83 ERI 2;4 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 2
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 05, 2020
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-2 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field identifies patients from impacted zip code areas designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  This field is extracted from the EMERGENCY RESPONSE INDICATOR field (#.181) located in the PATIENT file (#2). Values are:
    "K" = Hurricane Katrina
    "P" = Pandemic
    Null
84 AGENT ORANGE ENC INDICATOR 2;5 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 07, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's agent orange exposure indicator.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether service provided during this patient encounter is related to exposure to Agent Orange.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the VISIT field (#28) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. The ENCEVENT^PXAPI returns the agent orange indicator stored at the AGENT ORANGE
    EXPOSURE field (#80002) in the VISIT file (#9000010). The value will be stored in the output array subscripted by "AO".
85 ENCOUNTER SWAC 2;6 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 07, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if care is related to Southwest Asia Conditions status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates the appropriate response for Southwest Asia conditions as related to this patient's episode of care.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the VISIT field (#28) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. The ENCEVENT^PXAPI returns the Southwest Asia conditions indicator stored at the
    SW ASIA CONDITIONS field (#80004) in the VISIT file (#9000010). The value will be stored in the output array subscripted by "PGE".
86 ENC HEAD/NECK CA 2;7 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 07, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if service provided is related to head and/or neck cancer.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether service provided during this patient encounter is related to head/neck Cancer.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the VISIT field (#28) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. The ENCEVENT^PXAPI returns the head/neck cancer data stored at the HEAD AND/OR
    NECK CANCER field (#80006) in the VISIT file (#9000010). The value will be stored in the output array subscripted by "HNC".
87 ENCOUNTER MST 2;8 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 07, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if treatment is related to military sexual trauma.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates the appropriate response for military sexual trauma as related to this patient's episode of care.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the VISIT field (#28) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. The ENCEVENT^PXAPI returns the military sexual trauma data stored at the MILITARY
    SEXUAL TRAUMA field (#80005) in the VISIT file (#9000010). The value will be stored in the output array subscripted by "MST".
88 RADIATION ENCOUNTER INDICATOR 2;9 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 07, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if treatment is related to exposure to ionizing radiation.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether service provided during this patient encounter is related to exposure to ionizing radiation.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the VISIT field (#28) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. The ENCEVENT^PXAPI returns the ionizing radiation exposure indicator stored at
    the IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE field (#80003) in the VISIT file (#9000010). The value will be stored in the output array subscripted by "IR".
89 PLACEHOLDER 2;10 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<8) X
  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 11, 2015
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Currently Null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Currently NULL.
90 OEF/OIF 2;11 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>9!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 02, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-9 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The Military Operation in which the patient was in combat during the specified time period. This field is a length of nine characters and reflects the OEF or OIF where this patient was in combat.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The Military Operation in which the patient was in combat during the specified time period. This field is a length of nine characters and reflects the OEF or OIF where this patient was in combat. The value of this field
    is derived from the LOCATION OF SERVICE field (#.01) from SERVICE [OEF OR OIF] sub-file (#2.3215) of field (#.3215) located in the PATIENT File (#2). DSS will capture once, each location where the veteran served. In order
    to accommodate multiple locations, the values for this field are concatenated into this 9-character field. Possible field values are one or more combinations of the following: OEF = Operation Enduring Freedom OIF =
    Operation Iraqi Freedom UNK = Unknown OEF/OIF
91 OEF/OIF RETURN DATE 2;12 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 02, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The date the patient left the OEF/OIF area, if known. Otherwise, it is the end date of military pay for this OEF/OIF deployment. This date field has a format equal to YYYYMMDD.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The date the patient left the OEF/OIF area, if known. Otherwise, it is the end date of military pay for this OEF/OIF deployment. This date field has a format equal to YYYYMMDD. The value of this field is derived from the
    OEF/OIF TO DATE field (#.03) from sub-file (#2.3215) of field (#.3215) located in the PATIENT file (#2). In cases of multiple OEF/OIF tours, this field contains only most recent return date.
92 PLACEHOLD ASSOC PC PROV NPI 2;13 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 30, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as ASSOCIATE PC PROVIDER NPI, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD ASSOC PC PROV NPI and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
93 PLACEHOLD PC PROVIDER NPI 2;14 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 30, 2018
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field, previously known as PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER NPI, is no longer needed. The name has been changed to PLACEHOLD PC PROVIDER NPI and its value will be set to null.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is no longer in use as of patch ECX*3*170.
94 PROVIDER NPI 2;15 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 02, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the individuals providing health care services. This field has a length of fifteen characters.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the individuals providing health care services. This field has a length of fifteen characters. The qualified identifier is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API: $$NPI^XUSNPI.
95 PROVIDER #2 NPI 2;16 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 02, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the second assisting provider of health care services. This field has a length of fifteen characters.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  A standard unique life-long identifier of the second assisting provider of health care services. This field has a length of fifteen characters. The qualified identifier is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API:
    $$NPI^XUSNPI.
96 PROVIDER #3 NPI 2;17 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 02, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the third assisting provider of health care services. This field has a length of fifteen characters.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  A standard unique life-long identifier of the third assisting provider of health care services. This field has a length of fifteen characters. The qualified identifier is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API:
    $$NPI^XUSNPI.
97 SHAD STATUS 2;18 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;

  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 16, 2010
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter SHAD Status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether patient meets requirements for Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD).
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the EVENT CAPTURE LOCAL EXTRACT file (#727.815), Shipboard Hazard and Defense data is derived from using DBIA #4462 GETSHAD^DGUTL3(DFN).
98 ENCOUNTER SHAD 2;19 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 16, 2010
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Encounter related to treatment for PROJ 112/SHAD condition - Y/N
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if treatment provided during this patient encounter is related to exposure PROJ 112/SHAD condition. Values: Y=YES, N=NO
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the VISIT FILE ENTRY field (#.27) in the PATIENT MOVEMENT file (#405) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. The ENCEVENT^PXAPI returns the Shipboard Hazard and Defense conditions
    indicator stored at the PROJ 112/SHAD field (#80008) in the VISIT file (#9000010). The value will be stored in the output array subscripted by "SHAD".
99 PATCAT 2;20 SET
  • 'AD' FOR Active Duty;
  • 'ADD' FOR Active Duty Dependent;
  • 'FNRS' FOR Former Non-Remarried Spouse;
  • 'RET' FOR Retired;
  • 'RETD' FOR Retiree Dependent;
  • 'RES' FOR Reservist;
  • 'REC' FOR Recruit;
  • 'TDRL' FOR Temporary Disability;
  • 'TFL' FOR TRICARE for Life;

  • LAST EDITED:  SEP 03, 2010
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the Patient's Category for the FHCC Reconciliation process.
  • DESCRIPTION:  This is the Patient's category which will be used for FHCC (Federal Health Care Center) Reconciliation. DSS must capture and report DoD patients so that the FHCC reconciliation process can function as designed.
    "Reconciliation" is the process used within the new FHCC to determine which patients DoD pays for and which VA pays for.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  If the VistA Patient Type Code (TYPE (#391) field of the Patient (#2) file) = Active Duty, Military Retiree, or TRICARE, then the value(s) in the VistA Other Eligibility multiple (PATIENT ELIGIBILITIES (#361) field of the
    PATIENT (#2) file), which points to locally modifiable ELIGIBILITY CODE (#8) file should be evaluated. If the value in the ELIGIBILITY CODE is equal to any entry in the set of codes in this field, the value should be
    placed in this field.
100 PROVIDER #4 2;21 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 11, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The fourth provider associated with the patient encounter. It represents an assisting Provider who performed the procedure associated with the Event Capture patient record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is derived by returning a local array (fourth node) of the $$GETPRV^ECPRVMUT API (DBIA #4460) that returns the PROVIDER multiple (#42) from the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721).
    The PROVIDER #4 is the value of a "2" prefixed to the pointer value to indicate that the source file is "200". For example, if the IEN of the provider in file #200 is 98765, the value that will be stored is 298765.
101 PROVIDER #4 PERSON CLASS 2;22 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 24, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the VA code of the Person Class of the fourth assisting Provider as of the date of this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Derived by calling $$PRVCLASS^ECXUTL(IEN,DATE), where IEN is the IEN of the NEW PERSON (#200) File. Copied from field VA CODE (#5) of the PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) file, as pointed to by the Person Class (#.01) field of the
    PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) multiple of the NEW PERSON (#200) file.
102 PROVIDER #4 NPI 2;23 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<10) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 24, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the fourth assisting provider of health care services.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The NPI is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API: $$NPI^XUSNPI.
103 PROVIDER #5 2;24 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 11, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The fifth provider associated with the patient encounter. It represents an assisting Provider who performed the procedure associated with the Event Capture patient record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is derived by returning a local array (fifth node) of the $$GETPRV^ECPRVMUT API (DBIA #4460) that returns the PROVIDER multiple (#42) from the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721).
    The PROVIDER #5 is the value of a "2" prefixed to the pointer value to indicate that the source file is "200". For example, if the IEN of the provider in file #200 is 98765, the value that will be stored is 298765.
104 PROVIDER #5 PERSON CLASS 2;25 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 24, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the VA code of the Person Class of the fifth assisting Provider as of the date of this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Derived by calling $$PRVCLASS^ECXUTL(IEN,DATE), where IEN is the IEN of the NEW PERSON (#200) File. Copied from field VA CODE (#5) of the PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) file, as pointed to by the Person Class (#.01) field of the
    PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) multiple of the NEW PERSON (#200) file.
105 PROVIDER #5 NPI 2;26 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<10) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 24, 2011
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the fifth assisting provider of health care services.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The NPI is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API: $$NPI^XUSNPI.
106 PRIMARY ICD-10 CODE 2;27 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 04, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the ICD-10 code for this record (1-8 characters).
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The primary ICD10 code for this encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The PRIMARY ICD-10 CODE is derived from the PRIMARY ICD CODE field (#20) in the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
107 SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #1 2;28 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 04, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the secondary ICD-10 code for this record (1-8 characters).
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The first secondary ICD10 code for this encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #1 is derived from the SECONDARY ICD CODE field (#.01) of the SECONDARY ICD CODE multiple (#38) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
108 SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #2 2;29 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 04, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the secondary ICD-10 code for this record (1-8 characters).
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The second secondary ICD-10 code for this encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #2 is derived from the SECONDARY ICD CODE field (#.01) of the SECONDARY ICD CODE multiple (#38) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
109 SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #3 2;30 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 04, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the secondary ICD-10 code for this record (1-8 characters).
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The third secondary ICD-10 code for this encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #3 is derived from the SECONDARY ICD CODE field (#.01) of the SECONDARY ICD CODE multiple (#38) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
110 SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #4 2;31 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 04, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the secondary ICD-10 code for this record (1-8 characters).
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The fourth secondary ICD-10 code for this encounter.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    SECONDARY ICD-10 CODE #4 is derived from the SECONDARY ICD CODE field (#.01) of the SECONDARY ICD CODE multiple (#38) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
111 ENCOUNTER SC 3;1 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Is this Encounter Service Connected?
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if treatment provided during this patient encounter is Service Connected.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using a pointer to the VISIT file (#9000010) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. This call returns visit data, including the SERVICE CONNECTED field (#80001) in the VISIT file
    (#9000010).
112 VIETNAM 3;2 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the appropriate Vietnam service status for this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if patient is a Vietnam era veteran.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the EVENT CAPTURE LOCAL EXTRACT file (#727.815), VIETNAM data is derived from the VIETNAM SERVICE INDICATED? field (#.32101) in the PATIENT file
    (#2).
113 PROVIDER #6 3;3 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 12, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The sixth provider associated with the patient encounter. It represents an assisting Provider who performed the procedure associated with the Event Capture patient record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is derived by returning a local array (sixth node) of the $$GETPRV^ECPRVMUT API (DBIA #4460) that returns the PROVIDER multiple (#42) from the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721).
    The PROVIDER #6 is the value of a "2" prefixed to the pointer value to indicate that the source file is "200". For example, if the IEN of the provider in file #200 is 98765, the value that will be stored is 298765.
114 PROVIDER #6 PERSON CLASS 3;4 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 12, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the VA code of the Person Class of the sixth assisting provider as of the date of this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Derived by calling $$PRVCLASS^ECXUTL(IEN,DATE), where IEN is the IEN of the NEW PERSON (#200) File. Copied from field VA CODE (#5) of the PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) file, as pointed to by the Person Class (#.01) field of the
    PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) multiple of the NEW PERSON (#200) file.
115 PROVIDER #6 NPI 3;5 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 10, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the sixth assisting provider of health care services.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The qualified identifier is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API: $$NPI^XUSNPI.
116 PROVIDER #7 3;6 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 12, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The seventh provider associated with the patient encounter. It represents an assisting Provider who performed the procedure associated with the Event Capture patient record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is derived by returning a local array (seventh node) of the $$GETPRV^ECPRVMUT API (DBIA #4460) that returns the PROVIDER multiple (#42) from the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721).
    The PROVIDER #7 is the value of a "2" prefixed to the pointer value to indicate that the source file is "200". For example, if the IEN of the provider in file #200 is 98765, the value that will be stored is 298765.
117 PROVIDER #7 PERSON CLASS 3;7 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 12, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the VA code of the Person Class of the seventh assisting provider as of the date of this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Derived by calling $$PRVCLASS^ECXUTL(IEN,DATE), where IEN is the IEN of the NEW PERSON (#200) File. Copied from field VA CODE (#5) of the PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) file, as pointed to by the Person Class (#.01) field of the
    PERSON CLASS (#8932.1) multiple of the NEW PERSON (#200) file.
118 PROVIDER #7 NPI 3;8 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 10, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the seventh assisting provider of health care services.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The qualified identifier is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API: $$NPI^XUSNPI.
119 4CHAR 3;9 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<4) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 21, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 4 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  A 4-character code value of the associated clinic as specified from the DSS Clinics and Stop Code Worksheet File if the record is sent to PCE. If the record does not get sent to PCE then the code comes from the DSS UNIT
    associated with this record.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  If the record is sent to PCE then 4CHAR is determined by using the CLINIC IEN field (#120) of this file to retrieve the NATIONAL CODE field (#7) from the CLINICS AND STOP CODES file (#728.44). The NATIONAL CODE (#7) field
    points to the NATIONAL CLINIC (#728.441) file.
    If the record is not sent to PCE then 4CHAR is determined by using the DSS UNIT field (#9) of this file to retrieve the CHAR4 field (#15) of the DSS UNIT file (#724). The CHAR4 field (#15) points to the NATIONAL CLINIC
    (#728.441) file.
    This field is a copy of the CODE (#.01) field of the NATIONAL CLINIC file (#728.441).
120 PLACEHOLDER 3;10 POINTER TO HOSPITAL LOCATION FILE (#44) HOSPITAL LOCATION(#44)

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  S DIC("S")="I $P(^(0),""^"",3)=""C""" D ^DIC K DIC S DIC=DIE,X=+Y K:Y<0 X
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORM:  INTERNAL(CLINIC IEN)
  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 11, 2015
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter a Hospital Location.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Currently NULL.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Currently NULL.
  • SCREEN:  S DIC("S")="I $P(^(0),""^"",3)=""C"""
  • EXPLANATION:  Allows selection of Clinic entries only.
121 CAMP LEJEUNE STATUS 3;11 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 10, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate Camp Lejeune status for the patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if patient was exposed to contaminated water while stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC between January 1, 1957 and December 31, 1987.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using the patient's DFN, a call is made to PAT^ECXUTL3, which in turn calls SVC^VADPT. This call returns all service related information for a patient, including their Camp Lejeune status.
122 ENCOUNTER CAMP LEJEUNE 3;12 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 10, 2013
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if this encounter is related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if episode of care is related to exposure to contaminated water while stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC between January 1, 1957 and December 31, 1987.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using a pointer to the VISIT file (#9000010) a call is made to API VISIT^ECXSCX1 which in turn calls ENCEVENT^PXAPI. The ENCEVENT^PXAPI returns the encounter Camp Lejeune data from the VISIT file (#9000010).
123 REASON 1 3;13 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 06, 2014
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-30 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Identifies the first reason why the procedure was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Data for this field is derived from the PROCEDURE REASON field (#34) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
124 REASON 2 3;14 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 06, 2014
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-30 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Identifies the second reason why the procedure was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Data for this field is derived from the PROCEDURE REASON #2 field (#43) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
125 REASON 3 3;15 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 06, 2014
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-30 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Identifies the third reason why the procedure was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Data for this field is derived from the PROCEDURE REASON #3 field (#44) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
126 COMBAT VETERAN INDICATOR 3;16 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 06, 2014
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter 'YES' if this patient is a Combat Veteran.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Identifies if the patient served in a combat zone.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in this file, COMBAT SERVICE INDICATOR data is derived from the COMBAT SERVICE INDICATED field (#.5291) in the PATIENT file (#2). COMBAT SERVICE
    INDICATED is returned by the supported call SVC^VADPT.
127 COMBAT VETERAN LOCATION 3;17 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>14!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 03, 2014
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-14 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Identifies the war in which the combat service was incurred.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in this file, COMBAT SERVICE LOCATION data is derived from the COMBAT SERVICE LOCATION field (#.5292) in the PATIENT file (#2). The COMBAT SERVICE
    LOCATION IEN is returned by the supported call SVC^VADPT, this IEN is then used to retrieve the ABBREVIATION field(#1) from the POW PERIOD file (#22).
128 CLINIC IEN 3;18 POINTER TO HOSPITAL LOCATION FILE (#44) HOSPITAL LOCATION(#44)

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  S DIC("S")="I $P(^(0),""^"",3)=""C""" D ^DIC K DIC S DIC=DIE,X=+Y K:Y<0 X
  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 23, 2015
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the clinic associated with this Event Capture record.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The Associated Clinic of the Event Capture (EC) Procedure.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  CLINIC IEN is retrieved from the ASSOCIATED CLINIC field (#26) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721). The value stored here is a copy of the value stored in the ASSOCIATED CLINIC field (#26) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT
    file (#721).
  • SCREEN:  S DIC("S")="I $P(^(0),""^"",3)=""C"""
  • EXPLANATION:  Verify information
129 PATIENT DIVISION 3;19 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 7
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 29, 2017
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the 3 to 7 character Station Number based on the division (for inpatients) or the production division code (for outpatients).
  • DESCRIPTION:  For inpatients, the value is based on the ward associated with the admission.
    For outpatients, the value is based on the production division code where the work was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  For inpatients, the WARD LOCATION field (#.06) in the PATIENT MOVEMENT field (#405) points to the WARD LOCATION file (#42). Using the ward pointer, the WARD is retrieved from the HOSPITAL LOCATION FILE POINTER field (#44)
    in the WARD LOCATION file (#42), which points to the HOSPITAL LOCATION file (#44). From there, the STATION NUMBER field (#99) is retrieved from the INSTITUTION file (#4) by calling API RADDIV^ECXDEPT.
    For outpatients, the LOCATION field (#4) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721) is used by the API RADDIV^ECXDEPT to get the STATION NUMBER field (#99) from the INSTITUTION file (#4).
130 STATE HOME NAME 3;20 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>25!($L(X)<1) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 25
  • LAST EDITED:  JUL 10, 2019
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-25 characters in length. Enter the name of the state home that is providing care to the patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    For event capture workload associated with a state home, this field will hold the name of the state home where the veteran is receiving care.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The name of the state home where the veteran is receiving care will come from the STATE HOME NAME field (49) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT file (#721).
131 PLACEHOLD CERNER 3;21 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 1
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 31, 2022
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1 character in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the CERNER flag.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  This field is reserved for the CERNER flag. Values are:
    'Y' FOR YES
    'N' FOR NO
132 NEW MPI 3;22 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>20!($L(X)<1) X
    MAXIMUM LENGTH: 20
  • LAST EDITED:  APR 29, 2022
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-20 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  A national VA system IDENTIFIER which uniquely identifies a patient.
    Commonly called "Patient ICN" or "Patient IEN"; not to be confused with the IEN from the VistA PATIENT file.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Derived by calling API $$GETICN^MPIF001 (supported DBIA #2701) that returns the Integration Control Number (ICN) and the ICN checksum for the given patient in the PATIENT file (#2).
133 SELF IDENTIFIED GENDER 3;23 SET
  • 'M' FOR Male;
  • 'F' FOR Female;
  • 'TM' FOR Transgender Male;
  • 'TF' FOR Transgender Female;
  • 'O' FOR Other;
  • 'N' FOR Does not wish to disclose;
  • 'B' FOR Non-Binary;

  • LAST EDITED:  APR 29, 2022
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-2 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  The SELF IDENTIFIED GENDER value indicates the patient's personal sense of their gender identity (if they choose to provide it).
    Self-identified gender may be the same or different as the sex assigned at birth.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the EVENT CAPTURE LOCAL EXTRACT file (#727.815), this data is derived from the SELF IDENTIFIED GENDER field (#.024) in the PATIENT file (#2).

External References

Name Field # of Occurrence
^DIC 120+1, 128+1
$$ECXDATEX^ECXUTL 8OT+1
$$ECXTIMEX^ECXUTL 25OT+1, 26OT+1
$$ECXYMX^ECXUTL 1OT+1
$$CPTOUT^ECXUTL3 28OT+1, 29OT+1

Global Variables Directly Accessed

Name Line Occurrences  (* Changed,  ! Killed)
^ECX(727.815 - [#727.815] 2(XREF 1S), 2(XREF 1K)

Local Variables

Legend:

>> Not killed explicitly
* Changed
! Killed
~ Newed

Name Field # of Occurrence
>> DA 2(XREF 1S), 2(XREF 1K)
DIC 120+1!*, 128+1!*
DIC("S" 120+1*, 120SCR+1*, 128+1*, 128SCR+1*
>> DIE 120+1, 128+1
>> DINUM .01+1*
X .01+1!, 1+1!, 2(XREF 1S), 2(XREF 1K), 3+1!, 5+1!, 6+1!, 8+1!, 10+1!, 11+1!
, 12+1!, 13+1!, 14+1!, 15+1!, 16+1!, 17+1!, 18+1!, 19+1!, 20+1!, 21+1!
, 24+1!, 25+1!, 26+1!, 27+1!, 28+1!, 29+1!, 30+1!, 31+1!, 32+1!, 33+1!
, 40+1!, 41+1!, 42+1!, 43+1!, 44+1!, 45+1!, 46+1!, 47+1!, 48+1!, 49+1!
, 50+1!, 51+1!, 52+1!, 55+1!, 56+1!, 57+1!, 58+1!, 59+1!, 62+1!, 63+1!
, 64+1!, 65+1!, 66+1!, 67+1!, 69+1!, 70+1!, 72+1!, 73+1!, 74+1!, 75+1!
, 76+1!, 80+1!, 83+1!, 89+1!, 90+1!, 91+1!, 92+1!, 93+1!, 94+1!, 95+1!
, 96+1!, 100+1!, 101+1!, 102+1!, 103+1!, 104+1!, 105+1!, 106+1!, 107+1!, 108+1!
, 109+1!, 110+1!, 113+1!, 114+1!, 115+1!, 116+1!, 117+1!, 118+1!, 119+1!, 120+1*!
, 120OT+1*, 123+1!, 124+1!, 125+1!, 127+1!, 128+1*!, 129+1!, 130+1!, 131+1!, 132+1!
>> Y 1OT+1*, 8OT+1*, 25OT+1*, 26OT+1*, 28OT+1*, 29OT+1*, 120+1, 120OT+1*, 128+1
>> Y(0 1OT+1*, 8OT+1*, 25OT+1*, 26OT+1*, 28OT+1*, 29OT+1*, 120OT+1*
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