Intracare Implementation Log Episode 31: Merge Records?

[Ignacio Valdes]

Hi, From a conversation long ago I recall that there is a way of
merging duplicate patient records. Can anyone expound? Thanks! -- IV

[JohnLeo Zimmer]

From the vdl:
http://www.va.gov/vdl/documents/Infrastructure/Dupl_Rec_Merge/xt_73_p23_um.pdf

[I, Valdes]

Thanks John, After giving myself XDRMGR key then the menus appeared
and I'm getting to work. I tried Preliminary Scan of File for Errors
as the manual directed and it enqueued it as below. I have about 30K
records now, does it typically take a long time to run?

Select Duplicate Resolution System Option: XDRM Manager Utilities

Duplicate Manager Utilities Menu



EDT Edit Site Parameters
LIST List File Entries Identified in Preliminary Scan
SCN Preliminary Scan of File for Errors
PRGE Purge Duplicate Record File
PRGM Purge Merge Process File
RES Restart a Merge Process
SCH Schedule Process to Merge Verified Duplicates
SRCH Start/Halt Duplicate Search
STOP STOP an Active Merge Process

Select Manager Utilities Option: SCN Preliminary Scan of File for
Errors
Requested Start Time: NOW// (DEC 01, 2008@11:49:13)

Queued as task 244696

On Nov 26, 12:27 pm, "JohnLeo Zimmer" <johnleo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From the vdl:http://www.va.gov/vdl/documents/Infrastructure/Dupl_Rec_Merge/xt_73_p...

[Greg Woodhouse]

In a word: yes.

[I, Valdes]

How do I know when it is done? Do I keep checking with LIST List
File Entries Identified in Preliminary Scan until it shows something?
Will it continue to run if I log off? -- IV

On Dec 1, 12:27 pm, "Greg Woodhouse" <gregory.woodho...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> In a word: yes.

[kdt...@gmail.com]

I don't know much, but my understanding it that it is a taskman task
that is set up, and it runs periodically in the background. So it
should be OK to log off. But I haven't done this myself.

Kevin