STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #45.91 -- RUG-II FILE 3/24/25 PAGE 1
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This file contains the RUG-II groupings used for reimbursment for patients that reside on long term care units (those with services
of either intermediate or nursing home care). Each time a patient is transferred or admitted to a ward of one of these types, a
patient assessment instrument must be completed (these are stored in the PAF file - #45.9). Additionally, twice a year, a census
of nursing home and intermediate medicine wards is taken and assessments are done at that time. Once an assessment is completed, a
patient is placed into one of the 17 RUG-II groups based on the level of care s/he is receiving. The 17 RUG groups are stored in
this file along with the yearly WWUs (weighted work units) for each. These weighted work units are supplied by MAS VACO and the
Boston DPC (which supports the RUG-II program) and are used for reimbursement at the medical center level.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: d
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
POINTED TO BY: RUG-II GROUP field (#71) of the PAF File (#45.9)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: NAME(B)
45.91,.001 NUMBER NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>999)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 17, 1987
HELP-PROMPT: TYPE A WHOLE NUMBER BETWEEN 0 AND 999
DESCRIPTION: This number is created automatically by VA FileMan. It should not be altered in any way. Adding,
editing, or removing entries from this file could have severe and negative impacts on the operation
of the RUG-II software and could cause losses in reimbursement for long term care.
45.91,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!(X?.N)!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E) X
HELP-PROMPT: NAME MUST BE 3-30 CHARACTERS, NOT NUMERIC OR STARTING WITH PUNCTUATION
DESCRIPTION: This field contain the name of the RUG-II group (1-17). These groups are maintained by the MAS
module with direction from MAS VACO and the Austin DPC. Altering of these entries (or adding or
removing entries) will have a severe and negative impact on operations of the RUG-II software at
your medical center. Impacts may include losses of reimbursement.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 45.91^B
1)= S ^DG(45.91,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DG(45.91,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
45.91,1 FISCAL YEAR FY;0 DATE Multiple #45.9101 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION: This multiple contains data on the number of weighted work units appied to this RUG-II group each
fiscal year. This data is supplied by the Boston DPC.
45.9101,.01 FISCAL YEAR 0;1 DATE
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="E" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X I $D(X) S X=$E(X,1,3)_"0000",DINUM=X
LAST EDITED: MAR 09, 1998
HELP-PROMPT: Enter a 4-digit fiscal year.
DESCRIPTION: Enter the fiscal year for which the weighted work units are being applied for this RUG-II group.
The answer should be only a year (no month or date). Entries should only be added or edited with
direction from the Austin DPC.
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
45.9101,1 WWU 0;2 NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>9999)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."3N.N) X
HELP-PROMPT: TYPE A NUMBER BETWEEN 0 AND 9999
DESCRIPTION: Enter the number of weighted work units applied to this RUG-II group during this fiscal year.
This data is supplied by the Austin DPC on a yearly basis and should not be altered without their
direction.
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