STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #355.2 -- TYPE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FILE                                                9/29/25    PAGE 1
STORED IN ^IBE(355.2,  (18 ENTRIES)   SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM   UCI: VISTA,VISTA                                     (VERSION 2.0)   

DATA          NAME                  GLOBAL        DATA
ELEMENT       TITLE                 LOCATION      TYPE
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This file contains the types of coverages that an insurance company is generally associated with.  If an insurer is identified with
more than one type of coverage then  it should be identified as HEALTH INSURANCE as this encompases all.  
 
Sites should not add, edit or delete entries from this file.  
 
Per VHA Directive 10-93-142, this file definition should not be modified.  


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POINTED TO BY: TYPE OF COVERAGE field (#.13) of the INSURANCE COMPANY File (#36) 
               TYPE OF COVERAGE field (#2.07) of the HPID/OEID TRANSMISSION QUEUE File (#367.1) 
               

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REFERENCED BY: NAME(B), ABBREVIATION(C)



355.2,.01     NAME                   0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)

              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E) X
              LAST EDITED:      JUN 03, 1993 
              HELP-PROMPT:      This is the name of the type of policy.  Answer must be 3-30 characters in length. 
              DESCRIPTION:      This is name of the type of coverage that an insurance company generally provides.  The entries in
                                this file are a limited set of choices that are exported with the IB package.  The entries may have
                                special meaning interanally in the billing package.  
                                 
                                If this insurance carrier provides only one type of coverage then select the entry that best
                                describes this carriers' type of coverage.  If this carrier provides more than one type of coverage
                                then select HEALTH INSURANCE.  The default answer if left unanswered is Health Insurance.  
                                 
                                This is useful information when contacting carriers, when creating claims for reimbursement and
                                when estimating if the payment received is appropriate.  
                                 
                                If this field is answered it may affect choices that can be selected when entering policy or
                                benefit information.  

              CROSS-REFERENCE:  355.2^B 
                                1)= S ^IBE(355.2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
                                2)= K ^IBE(355.2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)


355.2,.02     ABBREVIATION           0;2 FREE TEXT

              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>8!($L(X)<2) X
              LAST EDITED:      JUN 02, 1993 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Enter a standard abbreviation.  Answer must be 2-8 characters in length. 
              DESCRIPTION:      This is the standard abbreviation for this type of coverage.  Enter the 2 to 8 character
                                abbreviation.  The abbreviation may appear on reports that have limited space available.  

              CROSS-REFERENCE:  355.2^C 
                                1)= S ^IBE(355.2,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
                                2)= K ^IBE(355.2,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)


355.2,10      DESCRIPTION            10;0   WORD-PROCESSING #355.21

              DESCRIPTION:
                                Enter a one or two sentence description of the type of coverage.  


                LAST EDITED:      JUN 02, 1993 
                DESCRIPTION:
                                  Enter a one or two sentence description of the type of coverage.  





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