Patient Language preference

[Kevin Toppenberg]

Does VA VistA support patient language preference?

In my system, we have a field in the PATIENT file

  256000;1        256000  LANGUAGE PREFERENCE              <-Pntr  [P.85'O]

I only see this used in C0Q* (George Lilly??) code, so I don't think it is standard.

I am doing some contract work for migrating away from a DSS VxVista system, and I will be able to track down the exact location of the data later when I can actually interact with their live system.  But I was trying to get prepared ahead of time.

So is this a standard concept?  If so, where is it stored?

Thanks

Kevin

[Kevin Toppenberg]

Update,

In VxVistA, it was being stored in a custom field in DSS namespace in the PATIENT file. 

KT

[David Whitten]

Kevin, 

You are amazing.  The "Language Preference" is needed for Meaningful Use,

so clearly all systems that passed Meaningful Use have a field for the information.

You found

 The WorldVistA EHR field in the PATIENT file In the (256000 numberspace)

  256000;1        256000  LANGUAGE PREFERENCE              <-Pntr  [P.85'O]

The DSS Field in the Patient File: but I don't know specifics about the field

I suspect there is an RPMS field and a Medsphere field, but I don't know where to look for those.

I searched Vivian and Dox and found that the VA also has a  field in the PATIENT file #2 .

from https://vivian.worldvista.org/dox/Global_XkRQVA==.html

^DPT Global storing the PATIENT File

7

LANGUAGE DATE/TIME

.207;0

DATE Multiple #2.07

2.07 LAST EDITED:  MAR 30, 2016 DESCRIPTION:   These are the dates/times the preferred language  information was given by the patient and recorded in the Patient File.

https://vivian.worldvista.org/dox/SubFile_2.07.html

Parent File	Name	Number	Package
PATIENT(#2)	LANGUAGE DATE/TIME	2.07	Registration

Details

Field #	Name	Loc	Type	Details
.01	LANGUAGE DATE/TIME	0;1	DATE	************************REQUIRED FIELD************************ INPUT TRANSFORM:  S %DT="ETXR",%DT(0)="-NOW" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X K %DT(0) LAST EDITED:  APR 18, 2016 HELP-PROMPT:  Enter the date and time the preferred language information was recorded. You may use N or n for 'NOW'. Future values may not be entered. DESCRIPTION:   The date/time the preferred language information was given by the patient and recorded in the Patient File. EXECUTABLE HELP:  N DPTX S DPTX="This field entry must be today's date or earlier and must include a time." D EN^DDIOL(DPTX),EN^DDIOL("") NOTES:  XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER CROSS-REFERENCE:  2.07^B 1)= S ^DPT(DA(1),.207,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)="" 2)= K ^DPT(DA(1),.207,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
.02	PREFERRED LANGUAGE	0;2	FREE TEXT	************************REQUIRED FIELD************************ INPUT TRANSFORM:  D INPXF207^DGRPE MAXIMUM LENGTH: 60 LAST EDITED:  APR 18, 2016 HELP-PROMPT:  Your answer must be 1-60 characters in length. If the patient wishes not to give a preferred language or declines to answer, enter an * (asterisk) at the prompt to respond as 'DECLINED TO ANSWER'. DESCRIPTION:  This is the preferred language of the patient. A patient may speak, read and write several languages but this is the one that he/she prefers. You may also answer with the 2- or 3-letter code assigned to the language or type in the language name. TECHNICAL DESCR:  Any language selected for this field is screened to be a "living" language and to have a 2-character code included. This facilitates selection of languages based on whether it is used today or not and if it has the information needed. EXECUTABLE HELP:  D XHELP207^DGRPE NOTES:  XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER

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[Kevin Toppenberg]

Thanks for this information David.

... no, YOU are amazing...  :-)

Kevin