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Overview
This document describes how data received through an ADT Interface can be managed and some considerations to keep in mind when setting up the Interface. To use ADT data in Worksheet Data Entry refer to Adding Editing Worksheets. To create Pull List using the ADT records refer to Managing Pull List Worksheets.
Worksheet Header Fields can be automatically populated from the interface data. Entering information in the primary key field in the Adding Editing Worksheets dialog box will populate all patient demographic information from the interface. Plato Data Analyzer Professional can work with a flat file interface or with an HL7 interface. Details on the flat file Generic Interface can be found at here. A discussion of the HL7 Interface is not included here.
ADT Search
Interface data can searched from within Plato Data Analyzer Professional or a Pull List can be created for select ADT records. To search, click ADT, then click ADT Search. Selected a template to run or click the Default template. From the resultant dialog box, choose the Worksheet Fields that you want the list to be filtered by. If no condition is specified the last 500 records that have been updated are returned.
A list of records matching the search criteria are returned. Click on the plus (+) sign next to the ADT record to show the Review Template where this record is used. Clicking on the Review Template and chsoosing to open it will take you to the Worksheet Data Entry screen for the worksheet.
To add these records to a Pull List, refer to Managing Pull List Worksheets for step-by-step instructions.
Things to Consider (when configuring the Interface)
▪Fields used for searching: Only primary key field can be used to perform the search into the data. These fields should be also defined as searchable in the Interface configuration.
▪What field type to use: Some of the fields types are easy to determine e.g. date type for Admit Date. Sometimes it is difficult to decide whether to choose Text or Attribution Type field for table driven like fields e.g. Admit Source can be defined as either Text or Attribution Type. When defined as Text type, no validation is performed when data is imported, which is done in case of Attribution Type fields. However if you get a new type of Admit Source, it will need to first be added to an attribution table before it can be captured from the interface.
Additional Notes
▪Blank Dates: Dates can be passed as blank; 00/00/0000 are also considered as blank dates. This is typically helpful when the patient has not been discharged yet and the admit record is coming through the interface.
▪Note that only the fields which are marked 'Updatable' in the PDAPro ADT Updater are updated.
Deleting ADT Records
Interface records can be deleted by choosing the delete option off the available menu. When you delete the interface records, Worksheets linked to these records are NOT deleted. The interface records are only deleted from the Interface staging area.