Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: Lookup routines/Mysterious intermitant problem...

[James Gray]

Kevin, You should have the PX09 X-ref on the .09 field of file 2.  That X-ref should be fired when you add a new SSN when adding a new patient.  That should add a new entry into file 9000001.  If the patient you are automatically registering has a SSN you should be getting an entry in the IHS Patient File.  The only ways that I can think of that you would not get that entry is if the patient does not have an SSN, there is something wrong with your PX09 X-ref, or you are stuffing the .09 field in such a way that the X-refs are not fired off. Jim Gray ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Toppenberg To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: Lookup routines/Mysterious intermitant problem... On 1/11/06, James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Standard VistA uses a lookup routine on file 2.  What do you recommend as an alternative to the lookup routines used by VistA, RPMS, and VOE to create the functionality those lookup routines provide? Jim A different be related question is how SHOULD I manually put patients into the database?  I have just established a communication channel between out billing system (our primary source of demographic info), and I am now back to the point where I can automatically register patients in VistA.  Its been awhile, but I think I used standard Fileman calls to create records in the PATIENT file, and filled them with appropriate information.  This resulted in the corresponding entries in file 90000001 not being created.  Am I supposed to create these automatically?  Is there some trigger or something that is supposed to do this? I'm trying to avoid future problems. Thanks Kevin