Files > WARD LOCATION

name
WARD LOCATION
number
42
location
^DIC(42,
description
This file contains all the facility ward locations and their related data, i.e., Operating Beds, Bedsection, etc. The wards are created/edited using the WARD DEFINITION option of the ADT module. WARD DEFINITION option of the ADT module. contains all statistical data, by date, necessary for the computation of the daily Bed Status report.
Fields
#NameLocationTypeDetailsIndexDescription
.01name(+)0;1FREE TEXTBEnter in this field the name of the ward location as selectable using bed control options in MAS. Mixing ward names that are pure numbers (4,5,6...) with ward names that are alphabetic (A,B,C...) or with ward names that combine numbers with alphas (4A, 4B, 5C...) may yield unexpected results when printing output sorted by ward.
.015division0;11POINTER40.8Enter the division at which this ward is located.
.017specialty(+)0;12POINTER42.4Enter the PTF specialty that this ward is assign to. The specialty and its MPCR number will be transmitted to Austin as part of the N501 and N535 transactions. This information is sent in the physcial specialty and physcial MPCR elements of those transactions.
.02bedsection(+)0;2FREE TEXTEnter 2-10 characters describing the bedsection of this ward.
.03service(+)0;3SET OF CODESM:MEDICINE
S:SURGERY
P:PSYCHIATRY
NH:NHCU
NE:NEUROLOGY
I:INTERMEDIATE MED
R:REHAB MEDICINE
SCI:SPINAL CORD INJURY
D:DOMICILIARY
B:BLIND REHAB
NC:NON-COUNT
DEnter the service of the ward. Choose from the available list. This service is used by various MAS reports to determine how inpatient stays on this ward should be counted. This should be answered carefully.
.035rai/mds ward0;16BOOLEAN1:Yes
0:No
This field provides a parameter to determine whether HL7 messages should be generated and sent for patients in this ward to the RAI/MDS COTS system.
.04print ward on wristband0;4BOOLEANY:YES
N:NO
This field determines if the ward location is printed on the patient's wristband. If it is answered 'NO', it will not print, otherwise it will.
.07fy target0;9NUMERICEnter the target number of patients to be deen during a particular fiscal year.
.09seriously ill0;14SET OF CODES1:INCLUDE ON SERIOUSLY ILL LIST
If patients seen on this ward are typically seriously ill, enter yes here. When admitting or transferring patients to this ward their status will be changed to seriously ill (unless the users chooses otherwise).
.1terminal0;10NUMERICEnter the device number ($I value) on which inpatient reports for this ward should print.
.15primary location0;15FREE TEXTIf this field is left blank, the primary location on the Bed Status Report will be 'UNKNOWN'. You may group different wards together for a 'mini' Bed Status Report, examples of what you might want to group are wards in the same physical location or wards of the same treating specialty, etc.
.17intermediate medicine - ltc0;17BOOLEAN1:Yes
0:No
Intermediate Medicine Service can provide both acute care and long term care. The long term care wards must utilize the RAI/MDS tool. Therefore, this field is needed to distinguish between the acute care and long term care wards. This field only applies to those wards that have a service of "INTERMEDIATE MED". When this field contains a "1" representing "Yes", the business rules that apply to a nursing home patient will be followed for patients in this ward. For example, a patient in this ward requiring acute care will need to be sent Absent Sick In Hospital (ASIH) for no longer than 30 days. Patient will be discharged from this ward if he exceeds the 30 day timeframe.
.2currently out-of-service?COMPUTEDThis is a computed field to determine whether this ward is currently out of service. A 1 will be returned if it is, otherwise, 0 will be returned.
.21beds out-of-serviceCOMPUTEDThis computed field will display the number of beds on this ward that are currently listed as out-of-service.
.22authorized bedsCOMPUTEDThis computed field will display the number of beds that are currently authorized by CO to be utilized on this ward.
.23operating bedsCOMPUTEDThis computed field will display the number of operating beds currently existing on this ward. Operating beds = Authorized beds - Out-of-service beds.
1synonym.01;0MULTIPLE42.01This multiple contains all alternate names by which this ward location is known. At any WARD LOCATION prompt, either the name of the ward or one of the synonyms can be entered.
44hospital location file pointer(+)44;1POINTER44Enter the entry in the hospital location which this ward is associated with. This is defined automatically when setting up a ward through the 'Ward Definition' option. It MUST NOT BE EDITED!!
100authorized beds dateAUTH;0MULTIPLE42.09This multiple contains a history of the number of CO-authorized beds for this ward broken down by date. Each time a new number is assigned, the date and the number of beds must be entered here. This data is utilized by the gains and lossed and bed status reports.
200out-of-service dateOOS;0MULTIPLE42.08This multiple contains data on when a ward was placed out-of-service and returned to service. This multiple also contains information on the number of beds that are placed out-of-service at any given time.
400g&l orderORDER;1NUMERICAGLThis field indicates the G&L Order that this Ward will print and subsequently, the Totals on the Bed Status Report, (e.g. Ward with a G&L Order of 1.5 would be placed after a Ward with a G&L Order of 1.49 or earlier and would be before a Ward with a G&L Order of 1.51 or greater). This G&L Order placement has a direct impact on the way the totals calculate on the Bed Status Report.
401totals1;0MULTIPLE42.05This field is a multiple and is directly related to the G&L Order field. The information contained in this multiple is utilized on the Bed Status Report.
804g&l headerHEADER;E1,89FREE TEXTThis field is free text (1 to 89 characters in length) and contains the name that you want to print for this ward on the Bed Status Report.
1490*acuity classCOMPUTED
1491*nserv(+)0;7SET OF CODES1:MED
2:SUR
3:ICU
4:PSY
EEnter the nursing service associated with this ward.

Referenced by 29 types

  1. SCHEDULED ADMISSION (41.1) -- ward
  2. CENSUS (41.9) -- name
  3. MAS PARAMETERS (43) -- hemodialysis ward
  4. HOSPITAL LOCATION (44) -- ward location file pointer
  5. CENSUS WORKFILE (45.85) -- ward on census date
  6. PAF (45.9) -- location
  7. RAI MDS WARD TRANSLATION (46.12) -- vista ward name
  8. NON-VERIFIED ORDERS (53.1) -- last ward, ward for auto-cancel label
  9. BCMA IV PARAMETERS (53.66) -- ward
  10. BCMA MISSING DOSE REQUEST (53.68) -- ward location
  11. BCMA MEDICATION VARIANCE LOG (53.78) -- ward location
  12. MEDICATION ADMINISTERING TEAM (57.7) -- ward
  13. PADE OUTBOUND MESSAGES (58.72) -- ward
  14. INPATIENT WARD PARAMETERS (59.6) -- ward
  15. REPORT DISTRIBUTION (74.4) -- ward
  16. NUTRITION LOCATION (119.6) -- outpatient location
  17. BORROWERS/FILE AREAS (195.9) -- name
  18. HCS REVIEW TRANSMISSION (356.22) -- ward
  19. TEAM AUTOLINK (404.56) -- autolink
  20. PATIENT MOVEMENT (405) -- ward location
  21. MH WAIT LIST (617) -- ward
  22. MENTAL HEALTH CENSUS (618) -- ward
  23. MENTAL HEALTH TEAM (618.2) -- ward location
  24. MENTAL HEALTH INPT (618.4) -- ward
  25. PROSTHETIC 2529-3 (664.1) -- ward location
  26. CP_MOVEMENT_AUDIT (704.005) -- ward
  27. CP_PROTOCOL_LOCATION (704.006) -- ward
  28. DSS WARD (727.4) -- medical center ward
  29. UNIT DOSE EXTRACT DATA (728.904) -- ward