A&SP PATIENT (509850.2)    FILE (1)

The A&SP PATIENT file (#509850.2) contains identifying, demographic, and 
input should take place ONLY through the QUASAR menu options.
  
Per VHA Directive 10-93-142, this file definition SHOULD NOT be modified.
other clinical information for all patients seen in the Audiology and 
Speech Pathology clinics.
  
The entries in this file are pointers to the PATIENT file (#2) used by 
MAS.  For this reason, a patient must already be present in DHCP File #2 
before he can be added as an Audiology/Speech Pathology patient.
  
Data in this file SHOULD NOT be altered through the use of VA FileMan;