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42.5

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PATIENT

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42.51

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#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	patient(+)	0;1	POINTER	2	C	Enter the name of the patient who you would like to put on the waiting list.
1	bedsection applying to(+)	0;5	SET OF CODES	334:PSYCHIATRY 335:INTERMEDIATE 336:MEDICINE 337:NEUROLOGY 338:REHAB MEDICINE 339:BLIND REHAB 340:SPINAL CORD INJURY 341:SURGERY 345:NHCU		This field contains the bed-section the patient is appying to for care.
1.5	treating specialty	0;10	POINTER	45.7		Enter the treating specialty for which this patient is waiting to receive care.
2	date/time of application(+)	0;2	DATE-TIME			Enter the date/time the patient was entered on the waiting list.
3	service connected	0;3	BOOLEAN	0:NO 1:YES		Is the patient that is being placed on the waiting list service connected?
3.5	in another hospital	0;6	BOOLEAN	0:NO 1:YES		Is the patient on the waiting list currently at another hospital?
3.6	va facility	0;7	BOOLEAN	1:YES 0:NO		Enter yes if the patient is currently at a VA facility. Otherwise, respond no.
3.7	hospital name	0;8	FREE TEXT			If the patient is currently at another hospital (either VA or non-VA), enter the name of that hospital here.
4	action	0;4	SET OF CODES	0:PENDING 1:ACCEPTED 2:NOT ACCEPTED		Enter the current status of this patient on the waiting list (pending, accepted, or not accepted).
5	priority grouping(+)	0;9	POINTER	42.55		Enter the priority assigned to this patient on the waiting list. This is based on the patient's service connected status among other factors.
10	comments	C;0	WORD-PROCESSING			This is a word processing fields where you may enter comments about this patient's status on the waiting list.
11	date admitted	ADM;1	DATE-TIME			If the patient was admitted from the waiting list, enter the date the patient was admitted.
12	hospital/nhcu application(+)	0;12	SET OF CODES	h:HOSPITAL n:NURSING HOME		If this patient is being placed on the waiting list for hospital care, enter H. If the patient is being placed on the waiting list for the nursing home, enter N.
13	category of need	0;13	SET OF CODES	g:GENERAL u:URGENT		Enter U if this patient requires urgent medical attention and should be admitted from the waiting list as soon as possible. Otherwise, enter G.