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

• 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