Test Code Data Sets
Each item in the Test Codes data set maps a code or description to a test item. Mapping enables you to assign a more commonly used description or code to a test. More than one mapping can be configured for a test.
In the following example, we examine an ECG procedure and how the Test Codes data set works in the NextGen® Enterprise. The following is a list of the test descriptions or test codes that are mapped to the test ECG:
- Electrocardiogram
- ECG Computer Analysis Only
- EKG
- ECG
- 93000
- 93010
- G04003
- G0405
- G8704
Each value represents one row in the Test Codes data set. If the Test Code of ECG maps to the ECG test in the Protocols data set, the NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine order_ table is used to verify the test status (in some cases, the system may also check the Procedures module). If the Test Code of ECG maps to the ECG record in the Test Date data set, the Test Type of the Test Date record indicates which database table to use to verify the test status. The Order_ table, Orders module, or Procedures module are possible database table options.