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DBIA263-A ICR (263)

DBIA263-A    ICR (263)

Name Value
NUMBER 263
IA # 263
DATE CREATED 1993/08/10
CUSTODIAL PACKAGE REGISTRATION
CUSTODIAL ISC Albany
USAGE Supported
TYPE Routine
DBIC APPROVAL STATUS APPROVED
ROUTINE VAFHLPID
NAME DBIA263-A
ORIGINAL NUMBER 263
STATUS Active
KEYWORDS
  • HL7
  • PID
DURATION Till Otherwise Agreed
ID VAFHLPID
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT COMPONENT DESCRIPTION VARIABLES
$$EN(DFN,VAFSTR,VAFNUM,PTID) 
Function call returns the standard HL7 PID segment
for a given patient

** Warning **  This function makes external calls to VADPT.  Non-namespaced
variables may be altered.
VARIABLES TYPE VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
DFN Input 
Pointer to entry in PATIENT file (#2)
VAFSTR Input 
String of requested fields separated by commas (ex:
1,2,3)
VAFNUM Input 
Sequential number for SET ID (sequence 1).  Default
value is '1'.
PTID Input 
Flag denoting which Patient ID (sequence 3) to use
0 - Use DFN formatted as data type CK (default)
1 - Use ICN
2 - Use DFN formatted as data type CX
3 - Use SSN (with dashes)
VAFPID(1) Output 
If the returned string is longer than 245 characters,
the remaining characters will be returned in VAFPID(1).  VAFPID(1) will not be
set if the returned string is less than 245 characters.
Assumed Variables Input 
Call assumes that all HL7 variables returned from
INIT^HLTRANS are defined