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

Table of Contents

Overview 1

• Checkout 1

• Provider Related Changes 2

• Gains and Losses Sheet 3

• pimsrn/1#5Incomplete Record Tracking (IRT) 5

• pimsrn/1#5Patient 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