Name	Value
NAME	PATIENT/IHS
DESCRIPTION	This file is IHS's primary patient data file. The NAME (.01) field of this point to this file. file is a pointer to the VA's patient file (#2). Fields in common between the two dictionaries actually exist only in the VA patient file and are referenced by the IHS patient file as computed fields. All other files containing patient data have backward pointers linking them to this file. The linkage is by patient name and the internal FileMan gener- ated number of the ancillary file is the same number used in this file. All applications developed for the RPMS which require patient data will

Name

Value

NAME

PATIENT/IHS

DESCRIPTION

This file is IHS's primary patient data file.  The NAME (.01) field of this 
point to this file.
file is a pointer to the VA's patient file (#2).  Fields in 
common between the two dictionaries actually exist only in the VA patient 
file and are referenced by the IHS patient file as computed fields.  All 
other files containing patient data have backward pointers linking them to 
this file.  The linkage is by patient name and the internal FileMan gener-
ated number of the ancillary file is the same number used in this file.
   
All applications developed for the RPMS which require patient data will

PATIENT/IHS (9000001) FILE (1)