Changeset 1405 for pharmacy-utils/drug-file-cleanup

Timestamp:

Apr 13, 2012, 7:13:52 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Sam Habiel

Message:

updated readme; Worksheet of the 4 different drug files

Location:

pharmacy-utils/drug-file-cleanup

Files:

• ExistingDrugs.ods (added)
• README.txt (modified) (3 diffs)

pharmacy-utils/drug-file-cleanup/README.txt

@@ -1 @@
-Documentation for using the Drug File updating utility can be found in VWPSSXPD.m.
+Documentation for using the Drug File updating utility WITH and WITHOUT KIDS can be found in VWPSSXPD.m.
 
 KIDS file contains this routine plus a sample drug file to be installed into a destination system.
@@ -7 +7 @@
 Author is Sam Habiel for WorldVistA.
 
-Remarks on Broken Pointers in Destination Systems as a result of using this package.
+Remarks on Broken Pointers in Destination Systems as a result of using this package:
 Because many files point to the Pharmacy Orderable Item and Drug files, you practically cannot use this package on a database that contains pharmacy data since all data will be corrupted.
 When installing a new drug and pharmacy orderable item file, the following may be broken:
@@ -23 +23 @@
 For Pharmacy Orderable Item File:
 - MEDICATION ROUTES (additions are allowed, not deletions)
+
+The National Drug Files are Standardized. However, a system may be out of date. If you do not have the latest National Drug Files, you have will broken pointers if the source of your drug files has a more recent National Drug File. For best results, the source system and the destination system should have a commensurate NDF patch level.
 
 See detailed analysis below.