Files > URGENCY

name

URGENCY

number

62.05

location

^LAB(62.05,

description

An urgency status is defined as the priority given to each laboratory test, or how quickly that test must be performed by laboratory personnel, based on site-specific criteria. This file contains eight pre-supplied urgencies: STAT,ASAP,PRE-OP,CALL RESULT,ADMIT,OUTPATIENT,PURPLE TRIANGLE (or service-connected disability) and ROUTINE, each assigned a numerical priority, with '1' for 'STAT' being highest priority, and '9' for 'ROUTINE' being the lowest priority. NOTE: Workload logic uses a new class of urgencies which are prefixed with 'WKL-'. These urgencies are not selectable by the user. Also WKL- prevents non- lab users from seeing these tests. These urgencies are used to calculate LMIP data only. These urgencies begin with internal entry numbers of >49 and are assigned by the verification process for LMIP data calculation.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.001	number		11			The internal number associated with the URGENCY NAME.
.01	urgency(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	The name of the urgency status.
1	can lab collect?	0;2	BOOLEAN	1:YES		If the Lab may collect a sample with this urgency, this field must contain a YES entry.
2	workload only	0;3	BOOLEAN	1:YES		This field should only be set to yes for workload (WKL) urgency. This urgency is used only with workload module. Only internal file number 50 and greater should have this field set to yes. Internal file number of 49 and below should be set to no if they exist.
3	hl7 code	0;4	SET OF CODES	S:Stat (with highest priority) A:ASAP (Fill after S orders) R:Routine P:Preop T:Timing critical (do as near as possible to requested time) C:Callback PRN:As Needed		This is the corresponding Health Level Seven (HL7) Table of Priority entry that most closely matches the VistA Lab urgency. This field will be used in HL7 messages to describe the laboratory test urgency.
4	ledi hl7	0;5	POINTER	64.061		This field is used to map a local urgency to a standard entry in the LAB ELECTRONIC CODES file (#64.061) for the purpose of creating HL7 message segments.
5	label print	0;6	SET OF CODES	0:NO 1:YES 2:YES, REVERSE FIELD		Determines if urgency's abbreviation is to be printed on labels. If "YES, REVERSE FIELD" is selected and label printer supports reverse field printing, then abbreviation will be printed with white letters on a black background.
6	abbreviation	0;7	FREE TEXT			Abbreviation used when printing this urgency on labels.