| DESCRIPTION |
This file has been designed for joint use by the Indian Health Service and
visit. The primary/secondary field identifies which provider is considered
the primary provider for this visit.
the Department of Veteran Affairs.
In IHS, this record, along with a purpose of visit, is required for each
patient encounter at a facility, or at a visit in the home or other field
location. This same requirement does not exist in the VA.
Data must exist in both the Patient/IHS file and the Visit file before
data can be entered here. There can be multiple providers for a given
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