PAT_ENC_DSS
Description:
The table PAT_ENC_DSS stores the score received from decision support system for an order and the provider's response to the decision support question.

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_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.
4 CONTACT_DATE DATETIME No
The date of this contact in calendar format.
5 CM_CT_OWNER_ID VARCHAR No
The Community ID (CID) of the instance that owns this contact. This is only populated if you use IntraConnect.
6 DSS_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID for the Decision Support System (DSS).
7 DSS_SCORE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The decision support score category ID returned by the decision support vendor.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
"ERROR"
1 - Low Utility
2 - Low Utility
3 - Low Utility
4 - Marginal
5 - Marginal
6 - Marginal
7 - Indicated
8 - Indicated
9 - Indicated
Acceptable
Appropriate
Inappropriate
Indeterminate
Not Validated
Moderate
8 DSS_RESPONSE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The action category ID for the action a user took in response to the decision support score.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
I plan to proceed with this order
Guideline does not apply to patient condition
Do not agree with guideline
Other evidence base
Recommendation from radiologists/rendering provider
Deferring decision to radiologist/rendering provider
The DSS logic did not adequately address the clinical situation
I plan to cancel this order and not proceed with any imaging
I plan to cancel this order and select an alternative imaging study
Exam score is in the appropriate range
Other
9 DSS_REASON VARCHAR No
This item contains the free-text response the user entered during the decision support process.
10 DSS_PROC_ID NUMERIC No
The unique ID of the procedure for which a Decision Support System (DSS) response was received.
11 DSS_AUTH_PROV_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID associated with the authorizing provider of an order for which a DSS response was received. This column is frequently used to link to the CLARITY_SER table.