Pimsrn

Title
Department of Veterans Affairs

Decentralized Hospital Computer Program

PIMS

PATIENT INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

(formerly MAS)

release notes

Version 5.3

August 1993

Information Systems Center

Albany, New York

URL source
from: http://www.va.gov/vdl/application.asp?appid=55

doc link: http://www.va.gov/vdl/documents/Clinical/Admis_Disch_Transfer_(ADT)/pimsrn.doc

pdf link: http://www.va.gov/vdl/documents/Clinical/Admis_Disch_Transfer_(ADT)/pimsrn.pdf

Overview	1

 * Checkout	1


 * Provider Related Changes	2


 * Gains and Losses Sheet	3


 * Incomplete Record Tracking (IRT)	5


 * Patient Treatment File (PTF)	5


 * Means Test	7


 * Registration	7


 * Beneficiary Travel	8


 * Other ADT Enhancements	9


 * EDR	10

Beneficiary Travel	13

 * Introduction	13


 * New Options	13


 * Changed Options	14


 * Deleted Options	15


 * New Routines	16


 * Deleted Routines	16


 * Suggested Routines for Mapping (DSM)	16


 * File (DD) Changes	16


 * New Files	17


 * New Security Keys	17


 * New Mail Groups	17


 * New Bulletins	17


 * E-Mail Reports	17


 * Comments	18

Gains and Losses (G&L)	19

 * Introduction	19


 * New Options	19


 * Changed Options	20


 * Deleted Options	23


 * New Routines	23


 * Deleted Routines	23


 * Suggested Routines for Mapping (DSM)	23


 * File (DD) Changes	23


 * New Files	26


 * New Security Keys	26


 * New Mail Groups	26


 * New Bulletins	26


 * E-Mail Reports	27


 * Comments	27

Incomplete Records Tracking (IRT)	29

 * Introduction	29


 * New Options	29


 * Changed Options	32


 * Deleted Options	37


 * New Routines	37


 * Deleted Routines	38


 * Suggested Routines for Mapping (DSM)	38


 * File (DD) Changes	38


 * New Files	40


 * New Security Keys	40


 * New Mail Groups	40


 * New Bulletins	40


 * E-Mail Reports	41


 * Comments	41

Means Test	43

 * Introduction	43


 * New Options	43


 * Changed Options	44


 * Deleted Options	44


 * New Routines	45


 * Deleted Routines	45


 * Suggested Routines for Mapping (DSM)	45


 * File (DD) Changes	45


 * New Files	45


 * New Security Keys	46


 * New Mail Groups	46


 * New Bulletins	46


 * E-Mail Notifications	46


 * Comments	46

Patient Treatment File (PTF)	47

 * Introduction	47


 * New Options	49


 * Changed Options	57


 * Deleted Options	57


 * New Routines	57


 * Deleted Routines	57


 * Suggested Routines for Mapping (DSM)	57


 * File (DD) Changes	58


 * New Files	59


 * New Security Keys	60


 * New Mail Groups	60


 * New Bulletins	60


 * E-Mail Reports	61


 * Comments	61

Registration	63

 * Introduction	63


 * New Options	63


 * Changed Options	63


 * Deleted Options	68


 * New Routines	68


 * Deleted Routines	68


 * Suggested Routines for Mapping (DSM)	68


 * File (DD) Changes	68


 * New Files	73


 * New Security Keys	73


 * New Mail Groups	73


 * New Bulletins	73


 * E-Mail Reports	73


 * Comments	73

Scheduling	75

 * Introduction	75


 * Checkout Requirement	75


 * Scheduling Outputs	75


 * Stop Code Update	76


 * Checkout	76


 * Checkout Options/Actions	77


 * Checkout Process	77


 * Site Preparation	79


 * Inform the Providers	79


 * Operational Changes	79


 * Parameter Set Up	80


 * Disposition Related	80


 * Other Site Parameters	81


 * Workload Monitoring	82


 * Appointment Lists and Routing Slips	83


 * Nightly Job	85


 * Appointment Management Reports	86


 * Provider/DX Reports	86


 * Appointment Management	87


 * Technical Changes	88


 * OPC Format	88


 * Outpatient Encounter Data	90


 * Other Changes	90


 * Clinic Stop Code Update	90


 * Patient Profile	91


 * New Options/Actions	92


 * Changed Options	98


 * Deleted Options	106


 * New Routines	106


 * Deleted Routines	106


 * Suggested Routines for Mapping (DSM)	107


 * File (DD) Changes	107


 * New Files	109


 * New Security Keys	115


 * New Mail Groups	115


 * New Bulletins	115


 * E-Mail Notifications	115


 * Comments	115