The variance segment contains the data necessary to describes differences that may have occurred at the time when a health care event was documented.
Figure 12-6. VAR attributes
SEQ |
LEN |
DT |
OPT |
RP/# |
TBL# |
ITEM # |
ELEMENT NAME |
1 |
60 |
EI |
R |
01212 |
Variance Instance ID |
||
2 |
26 |
TS |
R |
01213 |
Documented Date/Time |
||
3 |
26 |
TS |
O |
01214 |
Stated Variance Date/Time |
||
4 |
860 |
XCN |
O |
01215 |
Variance Originator |
||
5 |
60 |
CE |
O |
01216 |
Variance Classification |
||
6 |
512 |
ST |
O |
Y |
01217 |
Variance Description |
12.3.5.0 VAR - field definitions
Components: <entity identifier (ST)> ^ <assigning authority (HD)>
Definition: This field contains the unique identifier of the specific variance record.
Definition: This field contains the time stamp that identifies the timed occurrence of the variance documentation.
Definition: This field contains the time stampt that identifies a stated time of the variance which may be different than the time it was documented.
Components: <ID number (ST)> ^<family name (ST)> ^ <given name (ST)> ^ <middle initial or name (ST)> ^ <suffix (e.g., JR or III) (ST)> ^ <prefix (e.g., DR) (ST)> ^ <degree (e.g., MD) (ST)> ^ <source table (IS)> ^<assigning authority (HD)> ^<name type code(ID)> ^<identifier check digit (ST)> ^ <code identifying the check digit scheme employed (ID)> ^ <identifier type code (IS)> ^ <assigning facility (HD)>
Definition: This field contains the originator (person or system) documenting the variance.
Components: <identifier (STID)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (STID)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>
Definition: This field identifies a categorical set of variances. Classification may be used by applications for presentation and processing functions.
Definition: This field specifies the details of a variance. The content of the field is a string with optional formatting.