Files > ADT/HL7 TRANSMISSION

name

ADT/HL7 TRANSMISSION

number

39.4

location

^VAT(39.4,

description

This file will be used to keep track of HL7 transmissions sent to external systems. An entry in this file will be created for each transmission sent, when an acknowledgement is returned the entry will be deleted. This file will contain transmitted records and records not accepted by other systems. The file is currently maintained by the VIC software modules and should not be altered. Per VHA Directive 10-93-142, this file definition should not be modified.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	message id(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	The unique ID for the HL7 message
.02	transmission date/time	0;2	DATE-TIME			This field contains the date/time that the message was generated
.03	patient	0;3	POINTER	2		The name of the patient for which this transmission occurred
.04	transmitted by	0;4	POINTER	200		This field is used to indicate which person caused the transmission to be sent.
.05	dhcp option	0;5	POINTER	19		This field will contain the option from which the transaction was invoked.
.06	sending application	0;6	POINTER	771		This field contain the application which generated the transmission.
.07	status	0;7	SET OF CODES	0:TRANSMITTED 1:REJECT ACK		This field will contain a 0 if the record has been transmitted but not yet acknowledged. It will contain a 1 if a negative acknowledgement is returned
.08	reject reason	0;8	FREE TEXT			This field will contain a message explaining why the transmission was rejected.