PAT_ADDL_INSTR_EPT

Description:

This table contains a single column for patient additional instructions. Since 2010 this item is no longer used, but records from before 2010 might still have this item populated.

Primary Key

Column Name	Ordinal Position
PAT_ENC_CSN_ID	1
LINE	2

Column Information

	Name	Type	Discontinued?
1	PAT_ENC_CSN_ID	NUMERIC	No
	The unique contact serial number for this contact. This number is unique across all patient encounters in your system. If you use IntraConnect, this is the Unique Contact Identifier (UCI).
2	LINE	INTEGER	No
	The line number for the information associated with this contact. Multiple pieces of information can be associated with this contact.
3	PAT_ID	VARCHAR	No
	The unique ID of the patient record for this row. This column is frequently used to link to the PATIENT table.
4	PAT_ENC_DATE_REAL	FLOAT	No
	A unique contact date in decimal format. The integer portion of the number indicates the date of contact. The digits after the decimal distinguish different contacts on the same date and are unique for each contact on that date. For example, .00 is the first/only contact, .01 is the second contact, etc.
5	CONTACT_DATE	DATETIME	No
	The date of this contact in calendar format.
6	INST_PAT_ADDL	VARCHAR	No
	As of Epic 2010, this item is no longer used to store the text of patient instructions. Patient instructions created prior to upgrade to Epic 2010 might still appear in this item.