STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #356.5 -- CLAIMS TRACKING ALOS FILE 6/27/25 PAGE 1 STORED IN ^IBE(356.5, (492 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 2.0) DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file contains the DRG's and average length of stays (ALOS) that is the most common alos approved by insurance companies. this generally is much shorted than the ALOS for the VA The data in this file is initially seeded with the HCFA 1992 table of average length of stays. Per VHA Directive 10-93-142, this file definition should not be modified. DD ACCESS: @ WR ACCESS: @ DEL ACCESS: @ LAYGO ACCESS: @ AUDIT ACCESS: @ CROSS REFERENCED BY: DRG(ADR), YEAR(ADR1), DRG(B) 356.5,.01 DRG 0;1 POINTER TO DRG FILE (#80.2) (Required) LAST EDITED: NOV 29, 1993 DESCRIPTION: This is the DRG for which you wish to enter an average length of stay that will be reflected on the review screen. This ALOS is an alos that is used in practice by the insurance industry which is different than the ALOS generally found in DHCP files which are specific to VA care. CROSS-REFERENCE: 356.5^B 1)= S ^IBE(356.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)="" 2)= K ^IBE(356.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA) CROSS-REFERENCE: 356.5^ADR^MUMPS 1)= S:$P(^IBE(356.5,DA,0),U,2) ^IBE(356.5,"ADR",X,$P(^(0),U,2),DA)="" 2)= K ^IBE(356.5,"ADR",X,+$P(^IBE(356.5,DA,0),U,2),DA) Cross-reference of drgs by year. 356.5,.02 YEAR 0;2 DATE (Required) INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="E" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X S:$D(X) X=$E(X,1,3)_"0000" LAST EDITED: JUL 23, 1993 HELP-PROMPT: Enter the year for this ALOS for this DRG. If any date other than a year is entered, only the year will be stored. DESCRIPTION: This is the year for which you want to enter an average lenght of stay for this DRG. If any date in a year is entered only the year will be stored. NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER CROSS-REFERENCE: 356.5^ADR1^MUMPS 1)= S:$P(^IBE(356.5,DA,0),U) ^IBE(356.5,"ADR",$P(^(0),U),X,DA)="" 2)= K ^IBE(356.5,"ADR",+$P(^IBE(356.5,DA,0),U),X,DA) Cross reference of all drgs by year so that the alos for that drg for the correct year can be found. 356.5,.03 ALOS FOR INS. PURPOSES 0;3 NUMBER INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>9999)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."3N.N) X LAST EDITED: JUL 23, 1993 HELP-PROMPT: Enter the ALOS for this DRG for this year. Type a Number between 0 and 9999, 2 Decimal Digits DESCRIPTION: Enter the average length of stay (ALOS) that you wish to be used as a base for insurance purposes. This ALOS will be displayed on the expanded review screen for associated DRG's. Generally this information will be from HCFA or the insurance industry. FILES POINTED TO FIELDS DRG (#80.2) DRG (#.01) INPUT TEMPLATE(S): PRINT TEMPLATE(S): SORT TEMPLATE(S): FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):