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_DX_NAME VARCHAR No
The name of the 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.