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DSIC DPT GET ID
This returns the patient’s identifier based upon their eligibility code. For the VA, this will be the SSN (dashed) ^ last 4 of SSN. For non-VA systems this will be that systems ID.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Label | ID |
| MUMPS Implementation | DSICDPT |
| Return Type | SINGLE VALUE |
Input Parameters
| Name | Type | Maximum Data Length | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAT | LITERAL | 35 | true | This is the patient's name, IFN, or any other acceptable lookup value. |
| ISSSN | LITERAL | 1 | true | This is a Boolean flag (1 or 0). If 1 then the lookup value in the PAT input parameter is the patient's SSN. |
| VAPTYP | LITERAL | 5 | true | This is a pointer value to the Eligibility file (#8). |
Document generated on August 31st 2022, 2:55:43 pm