An urgency status is defined as the priority given to each laboratory test, or how quickly that test must be performed by laboratory personnel, based on site-specific criteria. This file contains eight pre-supplied urgencies: STAT,ASAP,PRE-OP,CALL RESULT,ADMIT,OUTPATIENT,PURPLE TRIANGLE (or service-connected disability) and ROUTINE, each assigned a numerical priority, with '1' for 'STAT' being highest priority, and '9' for 'ROUTINE' being the lowest priority. NOTE: Workload logic uses a new class of urgencies which are prefixed with 'WKL-'. These urgencies are not selectable by the user. Also WKL- prevents non- lab users from seeing these tests. These urgencies are used to calculate LMIP data only. These urgencies begin with internal entry numbers of >49 and are assigned by the verification process for LMIP data calculation.
DESCRIPTION: This field should only be set to yes for workload (WKL) urgency. This urgency is used only with workload module. Only internal file number 50 and greater should have this field set to yes. Internal file number of 49 and
below should be set to no if they exist.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field is used to screen the user from selecting the urgency WORKLOAD (WKL) for a test. Internal file number 50 (WORKLOAD) is used with certain functions of workload recording. DIC("S")="I '$P(^(0),U,3)" Should be
'T' FOR Timing critical (do as near as possible to requested time);
'C' FOR Callback;
'PRN' FOR As Needed;
LAST EDITED: JAN 27, 1997
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the corresponding Health Level Seven (HL7) Table of Priority that most closely matches the DHCP Lab urgency.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the corresponding Health Level Seven (HL7) Table of Priority entry that most closely matches the VistA Lab urgency. This field will be used in HL7 messages to describe the laboratory test urgency.
INPUT TRANSFORM: S DIC("S")="I $P(^(0),U,7)=""P""" D ^DIC K DIC S DIC=DIE,X=+Y K:Y<0 X
LAST EDITED: MAY 20, 1997
DESCRIPTION:
This field is used to map a local urgency to a standard entry in the LAB ELECTRONIC CODES file (#64.061) for the purpose of creating HL7 message segments.
SCREEN: S DIC("S")="I $P(^(0),U,7)=""P"""
EXPLANATION: Limits the selection to Urgencies only
CROSS-REFERENCE: 62.05^AC^MUMPS
1)= S ^LAB(62.05,"HL7",$P(^LAB(64.061,X,0),U,3),DA)=""
2)= K ^LAB(62.05,"HL7",$P(^LAB(64.061,X,0),U,3),DA)
HELP-PROMPT: Select if abbreviation is to be printed.
DESCRIPTION: Determines if urgency's abbreviation is to be printed on labels. If "YES, REVERSE FIELD" is selected and label printer supports reverse field printing, then abbreviation will be printed with white letters on a black