AppointmentProviderLink
The table contains basic information about the appointment records in your system. Since one patient encounter can be an appointment with multiple providers and resources (joint appointment), the primary key of this table comprises, and in which is used to identify each provider within the appointment.
| Column Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EncounterContactDate | DATETIME | The date on which the encounter took place. |
| AppointmentResourceTypeIdentifier | NUMERIC | If the provider was assigned to fulfill a resource type request, this is the unique ID of the requested resource type for which a provider has been assigned. |
| AppointmentWasOverbookedIndicator | VARCHAR | This column will contain the value “Y” if the appointment is scheduled into a slot where there are no regular openings left, but where the provider has allowed for overbooking. It will also contain the value ""Y"" if the appointment is scheduled into a slot where there are no regular or overbook openings, but the scheduler has utilized superoverbook security to schedule into the slot. If the appointment is not an overbook or superoverbook appointment, this column will contain the value “N”. |
| EncounterContactRealDate | FLOAT | A unique, internal contact date in decimal format. The integer portion of the number indicates the date of the 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. |
| PatientIdentification | VARCHAR | The unique ID assigned to the patient record. This ID may be encrypted if you have elected to use enterprise reporting’s security utility. |
| AppointmentProviderInterpreterCategory | INTEGER | This value marks the providers who are the interpreters on an appointment and categorizes the provider as a certain interpreter type. A blank value here means that the provider is not an interpreter nor can the provider communicate with the patient without the aid of one (assuming the patient requires an interpreter). |
| AppointmentDepartmentIdentifier | NUMERIC | The unique ID of the department in which the appointment will take place. |
| AppointmentProviderPoolIdentification | VARCHAR | The unique ID of the pool that the provider was scheduled from during appointment entry. This column is frequently used to link to the SCHED_POOL_INFO table. Older appointments may not have this value populated. Appointments for visit types that do not use pools will never have this populated. |
| ProviderAppointment | INTEGER | The length, in minutes, of the appointment with this provider. |
| AppointmentIsScheduleOverrideIndicator | VARCHAR | This column will contain the value “Y” if the appointment is scheduled outside the provider’s regular schedule. If the appointment is not an override appointment, this column will contain the value “N”. |
| DirectlyOverbookedAppointmentIndicator | VARCHAR | If this column is set to "Y", the appointment was placed directly into an overbook slot on the schedule of the appointment provider for this row (PROV_ID). This bypasses any regular openings in the slot. |
| AppointmentIsOnUnavailableTimeSlot | VARCHAR | This column will contain the value “Y” if the appointment is scheduled in time marked unavailable on the provider’s schedule. If the appointment is not in unavailable time, this column will contain the value “N”. |
| EncounterContactSerialNumber | NUMERIC | The unique serial number for this encounter. This number is unique across all patients and encounters in the system. |
| Provider | DATETIME | The date and time that the appointment is scheduled to begin with this provider, such as 01/10/2000 14:45. |
| AppointmentProviderLineNumber | INTEGER | Used to identify the provider within one appointment. |
| AppointmentProviderIdentifier | VARCHAR | The unique ID of the provider or resource with which the appointment is scheduled. This ID may be encrypted. |
| AppointmentResourceTypeAssignment | INTEGER | If the provider was assigned to fulfill a resource type request, this is the method by which the resource was assigned to the requested resource type. |