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Global: ^ECX(727.832

Package: DSS Extracts

Global: ^ECX(727.832


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FileMan FileNo FileMan Filename Package
727.832 NUTRITION EXTRACT DSS Extracts

Description

Pointer To FileMan Files, Total: 5

Package Total FileMan Files
Registration 3 ENROLLMENT STATUS(#27.15)[22]    POW PERIOD(#22)[35]    PATIENT(#2)[4]    
DSS Extracts 1 DSS EXTRACT LOG(#727)[2]    
Scheduling 1 TEAM(#404.51)[15]    

Fields, Total: 67

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:$D(X) DINUM=X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 20, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Type a Number between 1 and 999999999, 0 Decimal Digits.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The record number for this extract entry.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The Internal Entry Number (IEN) for this record. The entry is DINUMed.
  • NOTES:  XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
  • CROSS-REFERENCE:  727.832^B
    1)= S ^ECX(727.832,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
    2)= K ^ECX(727.832,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
1 YEAR MONTH 0;2 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<6) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A six character numeric string representing the year and the month for which this extract was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Format is YYYYMM.
2 EXTRACT NUMBER 0;3 POINTER TO DSS EXTRACT LOG FILE (#727)
************************REQUIRED FIELD************************
DSS EXTRACT LOG(#727)

  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 16, 2006
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The corresponding entry in the DSS EXTRACT LOG file (#727) for this 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:  727.832^AC
    1)= S ^ECX(727.832,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
    2)= K ^ECX(727.832,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)
3 FACILITY 0;4 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 19, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the facility/division where the extract was performed.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Derived from the NAME field (#.01) of the DSS EXTRACTS file (#728), which points to the INSTITUTION file (#4).
    This is a copy of the STATION NUMBER field (#99).
4 PATIENT NO. - DFN 0;5 POINTER TO PATIENT FILE (#2)
************************REQUIRED FIELD************************
PATIENT(#2)

  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2006
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    An identifying number for the patient at the local site.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Derived from the PATIENT field (#.01) in the NUTRITION PERSON file (#115). PATIENT NO. - DFN/IEN is a pointer to the NAME field (.01) of the PATIENT file (#2) or a pointer to the NEW PERSON file (#200). This data
    represents the patient DFN or the new person file's IEN.
5 SSN 0;6 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<9) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Your answer must be 9-10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The patient's social security number.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), SSN data is derived from the SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER field (#.09) in the PATIENT file (#2).
    "Test" patient status is determined in PAT^ECXUTL3. Any patient with an SSN beginning with "00000" will not be included in the extract.
6 NAME 0;7 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<4) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Your answer must be 4 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The first four characters of the patient's last name.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), 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;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 08, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the patient's status for this extract entry.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether the patient was an inpatient or an outpatient 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 inpatient/outpatient 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 (#727.831) file then
    the value of the INPAT/OUTPAT CODE field (#5) of the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION (#727.831) file is used. If the treating specialty is not found in the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION (#727.831) file then the
    indicator is set to I.
8 DAY 0;9 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<8) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Date on which the service was provided.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  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 TIME 0;10 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<6) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAR 08, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Time the service was provided (6-digit military time).
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    This field is always exactly 6 numeric characters in length; if time cannot be determined, then "000300" is used as default.
10 TREATING SPECIALTY 0;11 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  NOV 03, 2009
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-3 characters in length
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The PTF CODE of the treating specialty associated with this extract record form the SPECIALTY file (#42.4).
  • 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.
11 ORDERING PROVIDER 0;12 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Provider ordering the patient feeding.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Inpatient standing orders, Outpatient tube feedings, Outpatient special meals and Outpatient guest meals have no ordering provider.
    Inpatient diets, inpatient supplemental feedings, inpatient tube feedings and outpatient recurring meals use the CURRENT AGENT/PROVIDER field (#1) of the ORDER file (#100) which is a pointer to the NEW PERSON file (#200).
    The ORDERING 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.
12 ORDERING PROVIDER PERSON CLASS 0;13 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    VA Code of the Person Class of the patient's Ordering Provider as of the date of this extract 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.
13 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER 0;14 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>11!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2-11 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The primary care provider assigned to this patient through the Primary Care Management Module (PCMM) application.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient's DFN and the date of service a call is made to the Scheduling API OUTPTPR^SDUTL3 API to retrieve the primary care team provider. The API returns the provider's internal entry number and name from the NEW
    PERSON file (#200).
    The PRIMARY CARE 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.
14 PRIMARY CARE PRV PERSON CLASS 0;15 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    VA Code of the Person Class of the Primary Care Provider as of the date of this extract 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.
15 PRIMARY CARE TEAM 0;16 POINTER TO TEAM FILE (#404.51) TEAM(#404.51)

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the primary care team assigned to this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The primary care team assigned to this patient in the PCMM module.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the DAY field (#8) and the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), a call is made to the Scheduling API, OUTPTTM^SDUTL3. The API returns the team's
    internal entry number and name from the TEAM file (#404.51). The IEN is stored in this field.
16 MASTER PATIENT INDEX 0;17 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<10) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Unique national VA patient identifier.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Derived by calling API, $$GETICN^MPI001 (Supported DBIA #2701), that returns the Integration Control Number (ICN) for the given patient in the Patient file (#2).
17 DATE OF BIRTH 0;18 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<8) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 19, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Patient's date of birth.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data source:
    NUTRITION PERSON file (#115); PATIENT (#14) 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.
18 SEX 0;19 SET
  • 'M' FOR MALE;
  • 'F' FOR FEMALE;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the gender of the patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Patient's gender.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Data is taken from the SEX field (#.02) of the patient's record in the PATIENT file (#2).
    The gender is returned by DEM^VADPT.
19 RACE 1 0;20 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Self-reported by patient as recorded in VistA patient file.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4), RACE 1 is derived from the PTF VALUE field (#5) of the RACE file (#10) pointed to by the RACE INFORMATION field (#.01) of the RACE INFORMATION
    subfile (#2.02) of the PATIENT file (#2).
    Only those RACE INFORMATION values in the RACE INFORMATION subfile (#2.03) where the METHOD OF COLLECTION field (#.02) is set to 1 (SELF-IDENTIFICATION), will be included in the RACE 1 field. Up to 6 race entries can be
    included. If any of the RACE INFORMATION values returned is "C" (DECLINED TO ANSWER), that will be the only value included in the RACE1 field.
    If the RACE 1 field is null after checking the RACE INFORMATION values then the patient's historical RACE data will be checked to see if it contains one of the twenty six non-standard race values that are convertible to
    standard race values. If so, the race value will be converted to the standard value and stored in the RACE 1 field.
20 ETHNICITY 0;21 SET
  • 'D' FOR DECLINED TO ANSWER;
  • 'H' FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO;
  • 'N' FOR NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN BY PATIENT;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 15, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the patient's ethnicity information.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The patient's PTF ethnicity code.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4), ETHNICITY is derived from the PTF VALUE field (#5) of the ETHNICITY file (#10.2) pointed to by the ETHNICITY INFORMATION field (#.01) of the
    ETHNICITY INFORMATION subfile (#2.06) of the PATIENT file (#2).
    The above will occur only if the METHOD OF COLLECTION field (#.02) of the ETHNICITY INFORMATION subfile (#2.06) is set to 1 (SELF-IDENTIFICATION), otherwise ETHNICITY with be set to null.
21 VETERAN 0;22 SET
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'Y' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the appropriate veteran status for this patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Patient's veteran status.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), VETERAN data is derived from the VETERAN (Y/N)? field (#1901) in the PATIENT file (#2).
22 ENROLLMENT STATUS 0;23 POINTER TO ENROLLMENT STATUS FILE (#27.15) ENROLLMENT STATUS(#27.15)

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the patient's enrollment status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    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).
23 ENROLLMENT LOCATION 0;24 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-7 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 file (#4), the value in the STATION NUMBER field (#99) is used.
24 ENROLLMENT CATEGORY 0;25 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • 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).
25 ENROLLMENT PRIORITY 0;26 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • 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
26 ELIGIBILITY 0;27 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Patient's Primary Eligibility converted to NPCD eligibility code; Eligibility code is based on veteran or non-veteran status.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), 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.
27 PERIOD OF SERVICE 0;28 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1 character in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The period of service, which best classifies this patient based on eligibility code.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Period of Service is derived from the Period of Service field (#.323) in the Patient file (#2).
28 AGENT ORANGE STATUS 0;29 SET
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the Agent Orange Status for the patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether patient was exposed to Agent Orange.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), 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.
29 AGENT ORANGE LOCATION 0;30 SET
  • 'K' FOR KOREAN DMZ;
  • 'V' FOR VIETNAM;
  • 'O' FOR OTHER;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter where the patient was exposed to agent orange.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates the location where the patient was exposed to Agent Orange.
  • 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).
30 RADIATION STATUS 0;31 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • 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 (#14) in the NUTRITION PERSON file (#115). 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.
31 SW ASIA CONDITIONS 0;32 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 patient claims 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.
32 MST STATUS 0;33 SET
  • 'N' FOR No, Screened does not report MST;
  • 'Y' FOR Yes, Screened reports MST;
  • 'U' FOR Unknown, not screened;
  • 'D' FOR Screened Declines to answer;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's MST status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates the Military Sexual Trauma (MST) status of a patient on the date 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 (#14) in the NUTRITION PERSON file (#114) and the DAY field (#8) of the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832).
33 HEAD & NECK CANCER INDICATOR 0;34 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • 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).
34 POW STATUS 0;35 SET
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'Y' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if patient was confined as a Prisoner of War
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    PATIENT file (#2); POW STATUS INDICATED? field (#.525). The status indicator is returned by SVC^VADPT.
35 POW LOCATION 0;36 POINTER TO POW PERIOD FILE (#22) POW PERIOD(#22)

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the Patient's POW confinement location.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    If POW Status is indicated, this is the POW confinement location.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4), a call is made to SVC^VADPT which returns the POW CONFINEMENT LOCATION field (#.526) from the PATIENT file (#2) This is a pointer value to the
    POW PERIOD file (#22).
36 PURPLE HEART INDICATOR 0;37 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • 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.
37 MEANS TEST 0;38 SET
  • 'A' FOR CATEGORY A;
  • 'B' FOR CATEGORY B;
  • 'C' FOR CATEGORY C;
  • 'P' FOR PENDING ADJUDICATION;
  • 'R' FOR REQUIRES MEANS TEST;
  • 'N' FOR MEANS TEST NOT REQUIRED;
  • 'E' FOR EXEMPT;
  • 'I' FOR INCOMPLETE;
  • 'L' FOR NO LONGER APPLICABLE;
  • 'M' FOR NON-EXEMPT;

  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the appropriate means test category.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The current means test category for this patient.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT FILE (#727.832), MEANS TEST data is derived from the CURRENT MEANS TEST STATUS field (#.14) in the PATIENT file (#2).
    This field is a pointer to the MEANS TEST STATUS file (#408.32). Using the means test pointer, the data is derived from the CODE field (#.02) in the MEANS TEST STATUS file (#408.32).
    The status indicator is returned by ELIG^VADPT.
38 STATE CODE 0;39 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<2) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 2 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The state in which the patient resides
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), data is derived from the STATE field (#.115) in the PATIENT file (#2) which points to the STATE file
    (#5). From the STATE file record, use the two character VA STATE CODE field (#2).
39 COUNTY CODE 0;40 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The county in which the patient resides
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), data is taken from the COUNTY field (#.117) in the PATIENT file (#2) which points to a subfile record in
    the COUNTY multiple field (#3) of the STATE file (#5). A pointer to the STATE file (#5) is obtained from the STATE field (#.115) of the file (#2) record.
    From the subfile record of field (#3) of file (#5), use the value of the VA COUNTY CODE field (#2).
40 ZIP+4 1;1 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<5) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 5-10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    The ZIP code for where the patient resides. The 5-character ZIP code is provided if ZIP+4 is not available.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The patient's ZIP code with optional 4-digit extension as found in the ZIP+4 field (#.1112) of the patient's record in the PATIENT file (#2). While the ZIP+4 field in file 2 is a max of 9 characters, it does put the "-"
    in if the ZIP code is a +4 type.
41 OBSERVATION PATIENT INDICATOR 1;2 SET
  • 'NO' FOR NO;
  • 'YES' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 08, 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 (#727.831) file, data is derived from the OBSERVATION PAT INDICATOR field (#4) of the DSS TREATING SPECIALTY TRANSLATION (#727.831) file.
    If patient is outpatient and treating specialty not in file, AND Feeder Key (CLI) or DSS ID (MTL,IVP,ECQ,QSR,NOS,SUR) is 290-297, Observation Patient Ind=YES. Else, Observation Patient Ind=NO.
    Otherwise, Observation Patient Ind=NO.
42 RRTP, PRRTP, SAARTP INDICATOR 1;3 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 14, 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.
43 ENCOUNTER NUMBER 1;4 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>18!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • 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.
44 PATIENT DIVISION 1;5 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-6 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Division in which patient's bed is located
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  Using the movement record, identify the ward associated with the record and retrieve the facility associated with the ward which is a pointer to the Medical Center Division file (#40.8), then use field (#.07) which is a
    pointer to the Institution file (#4). Use the GETDIV^ECXDEPT API and retrieve the value from field (#99).
45 FOOD PRODUCTION DIVISION 1;6 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 19, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Station number where the kitchen is located.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The data is derived by calling $$NUTLOC^ECXUTL6 to retrieve the ASSIGNED DIVISION field (#1) from the DSS NUTRITION DIVISION WORKSHEET file (#728.46) based on the FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY field (#48) of the NUTRITION
    EXTRACT file (#727.832). It is a copy of the STATION NUMBER field (#99) in the INSTITUTION file (#4).
46 DELIVERY DIVISION 1;7 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 19, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 3-7 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Station number where the meal was delivered.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The data is derived by calling $$NUTLOC^ECXUTL6 to retrieve the ASSIGNED DIVISION field (#1) from the DSS NUTRITION DIVISION WORKSHEET file (#728.46) based on the delivery location of the feeding or meal.
    It is a copy of the STATION NUMBER field (#99) in the INSTITUTION file (#4).
47 PRODUCT FEEDER KEY 1;8 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Standardized DSS product assigned by DSS NUTRITION PRODUCT worksheet.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The nutrition product is mapped to an assigned product in the DSS NUTRITION PRODUCT WORKSHEET FILE (#728.45). Using the nutrition product name do a lookup and retrieve the value for ASSIGNED PRODUT field (#1) of file
    (#728.45).
48 FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY 1;9 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Kitchen location where product was prepared.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  If inpatient = from #115.1.13 (dietetic ward) points to #119.6 (nutrition location) which points to #119.72.2 (production facility) or If outpatient = If #115.16.1 (outpatient recurring meal) is present, then use #115.16.2
    (outpatient location) to point to (#119.6) (nutrition location) which points to #119.72.2 (production facility) or If #115.16.19 (outpatient tube feeding) is present then use #115.17.2 (outpatient location) use to point
    to (#119.6) (nutrition location) which points to #119.72.2 (production facility) or If #115.18.5 (outpatient guest meal) is present then use #115.18.4 (outpatient location) use to point to (#119.6) (nutrition location)
    which points to #119.72.2 (production facility)
49 DELIVERY LOCATION TYPE 1;10 SET
  • 'T' FOR TRAY;
  • 'C' FOR CAFETERIA;
  • 'D' FOR DINING ROOM;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 19, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Select the appropriate delivery location.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Delivery point for product associated with the specific diet that was delivered on the selected date.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Use NUTRITION PATIENT file (#115) ADMISSION field (#1), DIET field (#3), TYPE OF SERVICE field (#7). It is associated with the specific diet that was delivered on the date in the DAY field (#8).
50 DELIVERY FEEDER LOCATION 1;11 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 15, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    DSS identifier indicating patient location where product was delivered.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The patient location where the product was delivered depends upon the value in the DELIVERY LOCATION TYPE field (#49) of the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832).
    A call is made to $$NUTLOC^ECXUTL6 and using the DELIVERY LOCATION TYPE field (#49) the DELIVERY FEEDER LOCATION field is set based on the delivery type and the patient's inpatient/outpatient status.
    If the DELIVERY LOCATION TYPE is set to "C" then this field is set to the first 10 characters of the CAFETERIA SERVICE POINT field (#4) in the NUTRITION LOCATION file (#119.6).
    If the DELIVERY LOCATION TYPE = "T" or "D" and the patient is an inpatient, then the patient's current ward is used to populate this field.
    If the DELIVERY LOCATION TYPE = "T" or "D" and the patient is an outpatient, then the clinic location is used to populate this field.
    If the DELIVERY LOCATION TYPE is null and the service is a supplemental feeding, tube feeding, or standing order then this field will be set to either the value in the TRAY SERVICE POINT field (#3) or the CAFETERIA SERVICE
    POINT field (#4) of the NUTRITION LOCATION file (#119.6) for the ward the patient is on.
51 QUANTITY 1;12 NUMBER

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:+X'=X!(X>9999)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 20, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Type a number between 1 and 9999, 0 decimal digits.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Product quantity.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  The QUANTITY field is based on the type of diet and any additional diet orders assigned to a patient.
    A call is made to DATA^FHDSSAPI(ECSD,ECED), where ECSD is the start date of the extract and ECED is the end date of the extract. For each patient, all diet orders are identified and recorded, along with information
    specific to each order. Included in the information returned is the quantity associated with each type of order. The QUANTITY field will be set based on the quantity assigned to the specific diet component. For example,
    all regular diets have a quantity of 1 while a tube feeding order will have a value indicating the number of milliliters of nutrition given.
52 CBOC STATUS 1;13 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 15, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if the patient was seen at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates if the patient was seen at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  CBOC STATUS is set to yes if the NAME field (#.01) of the FACILITY TYPE file (#4.1) as pointed to by the FACILITY TYPE field (#13) of the INSTITUTION file as pointed to by the INSTITUTION FILE POINTER field (#.07) of the
    MEDICAL CENTER DIVISION file (#40.8) is equal to CBOC.
53 USER ENROLLEE 1;14 SET
  • 'U' FOR USER ENROLLED;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 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 (#.04) field 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.
54 PATIENT TYPE 1;15 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:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter type of patient.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Refers to the various types of patient 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).
55 CV STATUS ELIGIBILITY 1;16 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'E' FOR ELIGIBILITY EXPIRED;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter patient's combat veteran eligibility.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Records if 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:  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.
56 NATIONAL PATIENT RECORD FLAG 1;17 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Indicate if patient is associated with a category 1 patient record flag.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This field records that the patient's record contains 1 or more 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.
57 ERI 1;18 SET
  • 'K' FOR HURRICANE KATRINA;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 14, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Was the patient in a FEMA-designated impacted ZIP code area?
  • 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).
58 ADMISSION DATE 1;19 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  MAY 04, 2006
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-8 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Date on which the patient's admission occurred.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The field is 8 numeric characters in length. Format is YYYYMMDD. It is retrieved from the NUTRITION PERSON file (#115), ADMISSION field (.01).
59 OEF/OIF 1;20 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
60 OEF/OIF RETURN DATE 1;21 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<8) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 19, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 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.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  This date field has a format equal to YYYYMMDD. The value of this field is derived from the OEF/OIF TO DATE field (#.03) of the SERVICE [OEF OR OIF] multiple field (#.3215) located in the PATIENT file (#2). In cases of
    multiple OEF/OIF tours, this field contains only the most recent return date.
61 TF UNITS 1;22 SET
  • 'ML' FOR ML;
  • 'GM' FOR GM;

  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 20, 2012
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the unit of measurement used for the tube feeding.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates the unit of measurement used for the tube feeding.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  For tube feeding orders, this field is based on the QUANTITY field (#2) of the TF PRODUCT multiple (#3) of the TUBEFEEDING multiple (#40) of the ADMISSION multiple (#1) of the NUTRITION PERSON file (#115). The unit is
    stripped from the quantity field and stored here.
62 ORDERING PROVIDER NPI 1;23 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 ordering provider who ordered the patient feeding. This field has a length of fifteen characters.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  A standard unique life-long identifier of the ordering provider who ordered the patient feeding. This field has a length of fifteen characters. The qualified identifier is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API:
    $$NPI^XUSNPI.
63 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER NPI 1;24 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  AUG 27, 2007
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the primary care provider. This field has a length of fifteen characters.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    A standard unique life-long identifier of the primary care provider. This field has a length of fifteen characters. The qualified identifier is retrieved via the supporting Kernel API: $$NPI^XUSNPI.
64 COUNTRY CODE 1;25 FREE TEXT

  • INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<1) X
  • LAST EDITED:  JUN 09, 2009
  • HELP-PROMPT:  The code for the country. Answer must be 1-3 characters in length.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    This is the code for the country associated with the address.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    The three-character alpha identifying code is copied from the CODE (#.01) field of the COUNTRY CODE (#779.004) file.
65 SHAD STATUS 1;26 SET
  • 'Y' FOR YES;
  • 'N' FOR NO;
  • 'U' FOR UNKNOWN;

  • LAST EDITED:  FEB 12, 2010
  • HELP-PROMPT:  Enter SHAD Status.
  • DESCRIPTION:  
    Indicates whether patient meets requirements for Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD) status.
  • TECHNICAL DESCR:  
    Using the patient pointer (DFN) stored in the PATIENT NO. - DFN field (#4) in the NUTRITION EXTRACT file (#727.832), Shipboard Hazard and Defense data is derived from using DBIA #4462 GETSHAD^DGUTL3(DFN).
66 PATCAT 1;27 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.
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