PAT_DIFF_DX

Description:

This table will contain all of the differential diagnosis entries for a particular encounter.

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 differential diagnosis associated with this contact. Multiple pieces of information can be associated with this contact.
3	PAT_ENC_DATE_REAL	FLOAT	No
	This is a numeric representation of the date of this encounter in your system. The integer portion of the number specifies the date of the encounter. The digits after the decimal point indicate multiple visits on one day.
4	CONTACT_DATE	DATETIME	No
	The date of this contact in calendar format.
5	DIFF_DX_ID	NUMERIC	No
	The unique ID of the diagnosis that is associated with this differential diagnosis.
6	DIFF_DX_DESC	VARCHAR	No
	The text description of the differential diagnosis.
7	DIFF_DX_QUALIFIER_C_NAME	VARCHAR	No
	Stores the category number of the qualifier for the differential diagnosis. May contain organization-specific values: Yes
8	DIFF_DX_STATUS_C_NAME	VARCHAR	No
	Stores the category number of the status for the differential diagnosis. May contain organization-specific values: No Category Entries: Final In Progress Ruled Out Inconclusive
9	DIFF_DX_COMMENT	VARCHAR	No
	The comment for the differential diagnosis entered by the user.
10	DIFF_DX_UNIQUE	VARCHAR	No
	The unique identifier associated with this differential diagnosis that is used to distinguish between other diagnosis entries.
11	DIFF_CHRONIC_YN	VARCHAR	No
	Indicates whether the differential diagnosis is chronic. May contain organization-specific values: No Category Entries: No Yes
12	DDX_LINK_PROB_ID	NUMERIC	No
	Stores the unique ID of the problem used to create the differential diagnosis.