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a.m.lo

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Does anyone know if you can pull the comments field from the medication update into the list? We have the med, dose, and instructions, but would like to also display the comments into a handout. We use that field for the reason the patient is on the medicine.

Posted : May 25, 2012 6:32 am

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You may use meds_new("delimited"), meds_after("delimited") or meds_prior("delimited"). the last parameter for these is the comments. Here's a snippet from the symbol help for meds_after:

MEDS_AFTER

description

Lists active medications, including changes from the current chart update, formatted in a list with one medication per line or separated by commas.

type

Data symbol function

syntax

MEDS_AFTER(list_type, dat)

arguments

list_type

The list format:

list - List one per line

comma - List on a single line, separated by commas

delimited - List on a single line, rows separated by pipes (|), fields separated by carets (^). Fields returned are:

medication description

generic medication description

DDID

GPI code

NDC code

legend

R = prescription medications

O = over-the-counter medications

instructions

removal comments

onset date

stop date (only available in delimited format)

stop reason

Y indicates BMN (brand medically necessary)

medication comments (up to 2000 characters)

dat

The date the medicated is removed from the patient’s medication list in the format mm/dd/yyyy.

Posted : May 25, 2012 7:24 am

a.m.lo

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Can I use MEDS_AFTER("list") and get the comments? I can't seem to get it to work. I don't want all the other info that comes with delimited. What I have currently is:

{ReplaceStr(MEDS_AFTER("list"), hret, hret)}

Posted : May 25, 2012 7:41 am

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No, unfortunately the comments are not returned with the "list" arguement. You'll have to use a function and return the array elements you want. Here's a simple example. There are many ways to do this and you can certainly format it differently, but this will return the med name, instructions, and the comment (if any) for a data display. If you need a listbox or dropdown result, then change the hret to a comma. Place the function in the fn pane, and place this call on the form item. Be sure to copy/paste this to notepad first, then to VFE.

//call for item

{meds_cmt(meds_after("delimited))}

//place in function pane

{fn meds_cmt(meds){

if meds == "" then return "No medications recorded." else "" endif

local n, arrMeds, result=""

arrMeds=sort(getfield(meds, "|",""))

for n=1, n<=size(arrMeds), n=n+1 do

arrMeds[n]=getfield(arrMeds[n], "^","")

if result <> "" then result=result + hret + arrMeds[n][1] + " -- " + arrMeds[n][7] + (if arrMeds[n][14] <> "" then " - " + arrMeds[n][14] else "" endif) else result = arrMeds[n][1] + " -- " + arrMeds[n][7] + (if arrMeds[n][14] <> "" then " - " + arrMeds[n][14] else "" endif) endif

endfor

return result}}

Posted : May 26, 2012 2:43 am

Anonymous

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Sorry, left a end quote in the call:

{meds_cmt(meds_after("delimited"))}

Posted : May 26, 2012 5:03 am

a.m.lo

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Would this work for a handout? We are trying to include this in the handout the patient gets. Or would the handout have to be generated by a vfe form?

Posted : May 29, 2012 6:25 am

Anonymous

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Yes, you could do that. Copy/paste the function to notepad, remove extra lines and line feeds, then place the function itself at the top of the letter before any other text in the letter, and then place the call where you want the list to appear. It might look like this:

{fn meds_cmt(meds){if meds == "" then return "No medications recorded." else "" endif local n, arrMeds, result="" arrMeds=sort(getfield(meds, "|",""))
for n=1, n<=size(arrMeds), n=n+1 do arrMeds[n]=getfield(arrMeds[n], "^","")if result <> "" then result=result + hret + arrMeds[n][1] + " -- " + arrMeds[n][7] + (if arrMeds[n][14] <> "" then " - " + arrMeds[n][14] else "" endif) else result = arrMeds[n][1] + " -- " + arrMeds[n][7] + (if arrMeds[n][14] <> "" then " - " + arrMeds[n][14] else "" endif) endif endfor return result}}

Meds: {meds_cmt(meds_after("delimited"))}

Posted : May 29, 2012 7:16 am

a.m.lo

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That got me closer. Do you know why it would put a " '96 " or " '97 " between the medication, instructions, and comments?

Also, my extra space in between the lines was lost "hret, hret"

Posted : May 29, 2012 7:27 am

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Please contact me directly so we can resolve this.

Paul Atkinson, M.S.
Senior Informatics Consultant
Community Health Network
7155 Shadeland Station
Indianapolis, IN 46256

Phone: 317.621.2885
Fax: 317.621.7609
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Posted : May 29, 2012 7:42 am

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