Application
Facts		 Data
Definitions		 Field
Information		 Fragment
Links		 Knowledge
Base		 Accessing
Queries

 

Application Facts

  • The only application ABS is open to is MIS.  This means that you will need to write a fragment to gather information from any other application with the exception of MIS.  Possessives to DPMs outside of ABS will not work.

  • ABS, unlike ADM does not purge.  If you are trying to access information for records/patients past the ADM Census Parameter, ABS is the place to do it.  However, ABS does not store everything that ADM does. For example, patient demographic data is stored in MRI.DRC.

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Data Definitions

  • ABS.PAT is the most popular DPM to write a report. 

  • ABS.PAT.main is the main segment.

  • ABS.PAT.dxs is the detail segment best suited for writing reports accessing diagnosis information.

  • ABS.PAT.operations is the main segment for accessing information pertaining to operations.

  • ABS.PAT.oper.procs is a child segment of operations used to access operation procedures.

  • ABS.PAT.oper.cpts is another child segment of operations and contains information regarding the CPT codes associated with operations.

  • ABS.PAT.adm.urn.x is an index file containing the urn in ADM.PAT that corresponds to each urn in ABS.PAT.

  • ABS.PAT.adm.x is a useful index file for reports selecting records based on a range of admit dates.

  • ABS.PAT.baby.x can be used as the index file for reports gathering information on newborns and their mothers.

  • ABS.PAT.dis.x is an index file containing the subscript of dis.date which represents discharge.date for inpatients and service.date for outpatients in ADM.PAT. This index file enhances the performance of reports that display records pertaining to a select range of discharge and service dates.

  • ABS.PAT.dis.date.x also helps select records based on dis.date but has the added capability of efficiently searching for only certain types of patient discharge statuses thanks to the subscript of pt.status.

  • ABS.PAT.number.x and ABS.PAT.unit.x are index files best used for streamlining fragment reports where the select values account.number and unit.number are being used as the linking values, respectively.

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Field Information

ABS.PAT field Field Information
ABS.PAT.abs.status Choice: NONE,IN PROCESS,FINAL
ABS.PAT.adm.date Represents admission date for inpatients or service date for outpatients
ABS.PAT.dis.date Represents discharge date for inpatients or service date for outpatients
ABS.PAT.pt.grouper.version Necessary subscript in order to access the name of a diagnosis...
you can't simply do a possessive to ABS.DIAG.

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Fragment Links

ABS.PAT field Other Application Field
ABS.PAT.adm.urn ADM.PAT.urn
BAR.PAT.int.number
LAB.C.PAT.patient
LAB.L.SPEC.patient
NUR.PAT.patient
NUR.PC.WORK.patient
OE.PAT.patient
OE.ORD.patient
PHA.PAT.pha.patient
PHA.RX.patient
RAD.ORD.patient
SCH.APPT.patient
SCH.PAT.acct.number
ABS.PAT.account.number ADM.PAT.acct.number
BAR.PAT.number
ABS.PAT.mri.urn MRI.DRC.medical.record
MRI.PAT.medical.record
SCH.PAT.patient

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Accessing Queries

Type of Query Segment Field
Customer Defined Queries
- single query response		 ABS.PAT.customer.defined.queries ABS.PAT.cd.query (mnemonic)
ABS.PAT.cd.query.response
ABS.PAT.cd.query.yn.comment
Customer Definer Queries
- multiple query response		 ABS.PAT.cust.def.query.mult ABS.PAT.cd.query.mult.q
ABS.PAT.cd.query.mult.response
Customer Defined Insurance Queries
- single query response		 ABS.PAT.ins.cd.queries ABS.PAT.ins.cd.query
ABS.PAT.ins.cd.response
ABS.PAT.ins.cd.yn.comment
Customer Defined Insurance Queries
- multiple query response		 ABS.PAT.ins.cd.query.mult ABS.PAT.ins.cd.query.mult.q
ABS.PAT.ins.cd.query.mult.reponse
Project Queries
- single query response		 ABS.PAT.projects.queries ABS.PAT.query.query(mnemonic)
ABS.PAT.query.response
ABS.PAT.query.yn.comment
Project Queries
- multiple query response		 ABS.PAT.projects.query.mult ABS.PAT.project.query.mult.q
ABS.PAT.project.query.mult.resp
Recurring Patient Project Queries
- applies to recurring patients
- single query response		 ABS.PAT.rc.projects.queries ABS.PAT.rc.query.query (mnemonic)
ABS.PAT.rc.query.response
ABS.PAT.rc.query.yn.comment
Recurring Patient Project Queries
-applies to recurring patients
-multiple query response		 ABS.PAT.rc.projects.query.mult ABS.PAT.rc.query.query.mult.q
ABS.PAT.rc.query.query.mult.resp
Utilization Review Queries
- applies to utilization review events
- single query response		 ABS.PAT.ur.event.cds.queries ABS.PAT.ur.event.cds.query
ABS.PAT.ur.event.cds.query.resp
ABS.PAT.ur.event.cds.query.yn.cmt
Utilization Review Queries
- applies to utilization review events
- multiple query response		 ABS.PAT.ur.event.cds.query.mult ABS.PAT.ur.event.cd.qry.mult.q
ABS.PAT.ur.event.cd.qry.mult.resp

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