EPI_ANTICOAG
Description:
This contains episode information pertaining to anticoagulation therapy. Most fields are accessed through the anticoagulation enrollment form. There is a corresponding encounter table, PAT_ENC_ANTICOAG. ***Do not assume that all patients on anticoagulation therapy have a record in this table. The best way to determine anticoagulation episodes is by using the SUM_BLK_TYPE_ID in the EPISODE table.

Primary Key
Column Name Ordinal Position
SUMMARY_BLOCK_ID 1

Column Information
Name Type Discontinued?
1 SUMMARY_BLOCK_ID NUMERIC No
The unique ID of the episode of care record. NOTE: This table is filtered to include only non-inpatient episodes. Inpatient episode data can be found in the table IP_EPISODE_LINK (first released with system 2002).
2 INR_GOAL_C_NAME VARCHAR No
Data item to store the INR goal, which is a range, for this episode of anticoagulation
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
1.5-2.0
1.5-2.5
2.0-3.0
2.5-3.5
3.0-4.0
3.0-4.5
3.5-4.5
3 RESPONSIBLE_HIP_ID NUMERIC No
Responsible group for anticoagulation therapy
4 RESPONSIBLE_HIP_ID_REGISTRY_NAME VARCHAR No
The name of the In Basket registry in the HIP master file.
5 TARGET_END_DATE DATETIME No
Target end date of anticoagulation therapy
6 LAB_LOCATION_C_NAME VARCHAR No
Patient's preferred INR lab location
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Clinic Lab
Outside Lab
Anticoagulation Clinic
Home Draw
7 PREFERRED_LAB_ID NUMERIC No
The unique ID of the lab that is the patient's preferred lab for international normalized ratio (INR) tests. This column is frequently used to link to the CLARITY_LLB table.
8 PREFERRED_LAB_ID_LLB_NAME VARCHAR No
Interface laboratory name.
9 WEEKLY_MAX_DOSE NUMERIC No
Weekly maximum coumadin/warfarin dose
10 DISCONT_REASON_C_NAME VARCHAR No
Reason for discontinuing the anticoagulation therapy.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
11 NEXT_INR_DATE DATETIME No
The date the patient should return for their next INR check.
12 INDEFINITE_TREAT_YN VARCHAR No
Specifies if the patient's treatment is indefinite.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
No
Yes
13 REFERRING_PROV_ID VARCHAR Yes
Referring provider for an anticoagulation episode