Generating PseudoPHINs

This article describes how the Data Processor generates PseudoPHINs.

Instructions

• run query PL_2Phin Fake or Blank to find patients without a PHIN
• check if any of the patients on the list has a PHIN < 100000000; if so, correct that PHIN before proceeding since this PHIN would interfere with generating new PseudoPHINs (new # would be that bad PHIN + 1)
• for each patient on the list,
  • click the "cat" button (it's really two hands being shaken...) to bring up possible matches for that patient if he/she has been encountered before
  • if one of these matches the patient
    • copy (ctrl-c) the PHIN
    • open the patient's record
    • paste (ctrl-v) the PHIN into the PHIN field
  • if none matches the patient generate a new PseudoPHIN:
    • 1. open the patient
      2. click the pseudo button to the left of the PHIN field label
      3. the program will look up the highest previous PseudoPHIN and enter that + 1 into the PHIN field