Files > GMRV VITAL CATEGORY

name

GMRV VITAL CATEGORY

number

120.53

location

^GMRD(120.53,

description

Per VHA Directive {pending directive #}, this file has been "locked down" by Data Standardization (DS). The file definition (i.e. data dictionary) shall not be modified. All additions, changes and deletions to entries in the file shall be done by Enterprise Reference Terminology (ERT) using the Master File Server (MFS), provided by Common Services (CS). Creating and/or editing locally defined fields in the file are not permitted. Use of locally defined fields that were created prior to VHA Directive {pending directive #} shall not be supported. This file contains a list of qualities or characteristics that can be affixed to a vital measurement.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	category(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	This field provides a list of qualities that could be assigned to a given vital measurement record.
1	vital type	1;0	MULTIPLE	120.531		This multiple screens the possible quality entries for a given vital measurement record.
99.98	master entry for vuid(+)	VUID;2	BOOLEAN	0:NO 1:YES		This field identifies the Master entry for a VUID associated with a Term/Concept.
99.99	vuid(+)	VUID;1	FREE TEXT		AVUID	VHA Unique ID (VUID). A unique meaningless integer assigned to reference terms VHA wide.
99.991	effective date/time	TERMSTATUS;0	MULTIPLE	120.5399		Describes the pair Status and Effective Date/Time for each reference term.