STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #26.15 -- PRF NATIONAL FLAG FILE 6/27/25 PAGE 1
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DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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This file contains a list of the Category I (National) Patient Record Flags that can be assigned to a patient.
Category I flags are established at a National level and any changes to this file or it's entries should only be done through a
national patch release.
IDENTIFIED BY: STATUS (#.02)[R], TYPE (#.03)[R]
POINTED TO BY: FLAG NAME field (#.02) of the PRF ASSIGNMENT File (#26.13)
PRF FLAG field (#.04) of the PRF HL7 REQUEST LOG File (#26.22)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: NAME(B)
INDEXED BY: STATUS (AINACT), STATUS & NAME (ASTAT), TIU PN TITLE & NAME (ATIU), TYPE & NAME (ATYPE), PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S)
(C)
26.15,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S X=$$UP^XLFSTR(X) K:$E(X)'?1U!($E(X,$L(X))?1P)!($L(X)>30)!($L(X)<3)!'($TR(X," ","")?1U.UN) X
LAST EDITED: MAR 31, 2004
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-30 characters in length. No punctuation characters except spaces may be used. No
leading or trailing spaces. Can contain numbers but not in the first position.
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the nationally assigned name of the Patient Record Flag.
UNEDITABLE
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 26.15^B
1)= S ^DGPF(26.15,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DGPF(26.15,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
RECORD INDEXES: ASTAT (#269), ATIU (#647), ATYPE (#270)
26.15,.02 STATUS 0;2 SET (Required)
'0' FOR INACTIVE;
'1' FOR ACTIVE;
LAST EDITED: APR 23, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the status of the patient record flag.
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the Active or Inactive status of the Patient Record Flag. Modification of this
field should only be performed by national patch installation.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field contains the Active or Inactive status of the Patient Record Flag as a set of codes.
This field will be used as a trigger that will be fired when the Status of either a LOCAL (#26.11)
or a NATIONAL (#26.15) Patient Record Flag is changed from Active to Inactive. The trigger process
will Inactivate ALL active Patient Record Flag Assignment records in the PRF ASSIGNMENT (#26.13)
file associated with this flag.
UNEDITABLE
FIELD INDEX: AINACT (#268) MUMPS I ACTION
Short Descr: Trigger for Status change to all Assignments.
Description: The trigger process will Inactivate ALL active Patient Record Flag Assignment records in the PRF
ASSIGNMENT (#26.13) file associated with this flag.
Set Logic: I X(1)=0,X1(1)=1 D INACT^DGPFDD(DA,X(1),26.15,DUZ)
Kill Logic: Q
X(1): STATUS (26.15,.02) (forwards)
RECORD INDEXES: ASTAT (#269)
26.15,.03 TYPE 0;3 POINTER TO PRF TYPE FILE (#26.16) (Required)
LAST EDITED: APR 23, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Patient Record Flag Type. '??' to list available Types.
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the usage classification of the Patient Record Flag.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field contains the usage classification of the Patient Record Flag as a pointer to the PRF
TYPE file (#26.16).
UNEDITABLE
RECORD INDEXES: ATYPE (#270)
26.15,.04 REVIEW FREQUENCY DAYS 0;4 NUMBER (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>730)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: JUL 31, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Enter a Number between 0 and 730, 0 Decimal Digits
DESCRIPTION: This field represents the number of days that may elapse between reviews of a Patient Record Flag
Assignment. A value of zero ("0") indicates that no automatic review will occur.
UNEDITABLE
26.15,.05 NOTIFICATION DAYS 0;5 NUMBER (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>729)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: APR 23, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Enter a Number between 0 and 729, 0 Decimal Digits
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the number of days prior to a patient record flag assignment's review date that
a notification is sent to the flag's Review Mail Group. Per the VHA Directive for the Nationally
mandated Category I Patient Record Flags project, this field value will be set to 60 days.
UNEDITABLE
26.15,.06 REVIEW MAIL GROUP 0;6 POINTER TO MAIL GROUP FILE (#3.8)
LAST EDITED: APR 23, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the mail group that will receive review notifications.(Note: Must start with DGPF)
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the name of the mail group whose members will receive MailMan notification of
Patient Record Flag Assignments that are due for review.
The mail group name must begin with 'DGPF'.
UNEDITABLE
26.15,.07 TIU PN TITLE 0;7 POINTER TO TIU DOCUMENT DEFINITION FILE (#8925.1) (Required)
LAST EDITED: MAY 11, 2004
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the associated Category I Progress Note Title.
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the Category I Progress Note Title that is associated with this Patient Record
Flag.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field contains the pointer to the TIU DOCUMENT DEFINITION file (#8925.1). This field is used
to link a Progress Note Title to the Patient Record Flag. DBIA Reference: (#4386)
UNEDITABLE
RECORD INDEXES: ATIU (#647)
26.15,1 DESCRIPTION 1;0 WORD-PROCESSING #26.151 (NOWRAP)
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the text that describes the purpose and instructions for application of this
national Patient Record Flag to a patient.
LAST EDITED: FEB 27, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the purpose and instructions for assigning this flag
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the text that describes the purpose and application of this national Patient
Record Flag to a patient.
26.15,2 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) 2;0 POINTER Multiple #26.152 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
This multiple field contains the principal investigator(s) names when the Flag TYPE is RESEARCH.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This multiple field contains the principal investigator(s) names as a pointer to the NEW PERSON
file (#200). This field is used when the Flag TYPE is RESEARCH.
26.152,.01 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) 0;1 POINTER TO NEW PERSON FILE (#200)
LAST EDITED: MAR 01, 2005
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Principal Investigator name
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the name of the Principal Investigator associated with the Research Type of
this Patient Record Flag.
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 26.152^B
1)= S ^DGPF(26.15,DA(1),2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DGPF(26.15,DA(1),2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
FIELD INDEX: C (#648) REGULAR IR LOOKUP & SORTING WHOLE FILE (#26.15)
Short Descr: Lookup & Sort by PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR and NAME fields.
Set Logic: S ^DGPF(26.15,"C",X,DA(1),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^DGPF(26.15,"C",X,DA(1),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^DGPF(26.15,"C")
X(1): PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) (26.152,.01) (Subscr 1) (forwards)
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
MAIL GROUP (#3.8) REVIEW MAIL GROUP (#.06)
NEW PERSON (#200) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S):PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) (#.01)
PRF TYPE (#26.16) TYPE (#.03)
TIU DOCUMENT DEFINITION (#8925.1) TIU PN TITLE (#.07)
File #26.15
Record Indexes:
ASTAT (#269) RECORD REGULAR IR SORTING ONLY
Short Descr: This is a sort only index of the STATUS & NAME fields.
Set Logic: S ^DGPF(26.15,"ASTAT",X(1),$E(X(2),1,30),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^DGPF(26.15,"ASTAT",X(1),$E(X(2),1,30),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^DGPF(26.15,"ASTAT")
X(1): STATUS (26.15,.02) (Subscr 1) (forwards)
X(2): NAME (26.15,.01) (Subscr 2) (Len 30) (forwards)
ATIU (#647) RECORD REGULAR IR SORTING ONLY
Short Descr: This is a sort only index of the TIU PN TITLE and NAME fields.
Description: This cross reference will enable quick lookups to find associated TIU PN Titles that are linked with Patient
Record Flag names.
Set Logic: S ^DGPF(26.15,"ATIU",$E(X(1),1,99),$E(X(2),1,30),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^DGPF(26.15,"ATIU",$E(X(1),1,99),$E(X(2),1,30),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^DGPF(26.15,"ATIU")
X(1): TIU PN TITLE (26.15,.07) (Subscr 1) (Len 99) (forwards)
X(2): NAME (26.15,.01) (Subscr 2) (Len 30) (forwards)
ATYPE (#270) RECORD REGULAR IR SORTING ONLY
Short Descr: This is a sort only index of the TYPE & NAME fields.
Set Logic: S ^DGPF(26.15,"ATYPE",X(1),$E(X(2),1,30),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^DGPF(26.15,"ATYPE",X(1),$E(X(2),1,30),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^DGPF(26.15,"ATYPE")
X(1): TYPE (26.15,.03) (Subscr 1) (forwards)
X(2): NAME (26.15,.01) (Subscr 2) (Len 30) (forwards)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
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