EncounterDiagnosis
The patient encounter diagnosis table contains one record for each diagnosis associated with each encounter level of service. This table will contain all diagnoses specified on the Order Summary screen.
| Column Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EncounterDateNumeric | FLOAT | 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. |
| DiagnosisIdentifier | NUMERIC | The unique ID of the diagnosis record associated with the patient encounter. Note: This is NOT the ICD9 diagnosis code. It is an internal identifier that is typically not visible to a user. |
| DiagnosisQualifierValue | VARCHAR | The category value for the diagnosis qualifier. This field is null if no qualifier was entered. |
| DiagnosisIsChronicFlag | VARCHAR | Stores the chronic flag for a diagnosis. |
| EncounterDiagnosisIdentifier | NUMERIC | A unique serial number for this encounter. This number is unique across all patients and encounters in the system. |
| IsPrimaryDiagnosisIndicator | VARCHAR | This is a one character field that indicates whether this diagnosis was the primary diagnosis for the encounter. If the diagnosis was the primary this field will have a value of 'Y' otherwise it will have a value of 'N'. |
| DiagnosisStageIdentifier | NUMERIC | The stage for the diagnosis. |
| PatientIdentification | VARCHAR | The unique ID assigned to the patient record (EPT .1). This ID may be encrypted if you have elected to use enterprise reporting’s security utility. |
| EncounterDiagnosisContactDate | DATETIME | The contact date of the encounter associated with this diagnosis. Note: There may be multiple encounters on the same calendar date. |
| DiagnosisLineNumber | INTEGER | The line number of the diagnosis within the encounter. This is the second column in the primary key and uniquely identifies this diagnosis on the encounter. |
| DiagnosisAnnotationText | VARCHAR | The annotation (description) text entered for this diagnosis by the clinical system user. This field is NULL if no annotation was entered during the encounter. Order entry in clinical system limits this field to 160 characters. |
| LinkedProblemIdentification | NUMERIC | Stores the problem ID of the linked problem. |
| DeploymentOwnerIdentifier | VARCHAR | ID of the deployment owner for this contact. |
| EncounterDiagnosisComment | VARCHAR | Any text comment associated with the encounter diagnosis. This field is NULL if no comment was provided. |
| DiagnosisUniqueIdentifier | VARCHAR | Unique identifier given when a diagnosis is added to the encounter diagnosis list. |