Symptom Management > VSIP

Entity

Data Element

Definition

Format

Valid Values

Purpose and Use

Changes

VSIP

Medical Record Number

Patient identifier code that is unique with the healthcare facility

CHAR 10 Alpha-numeric

Consistent with CIHI NACRS and DAD definition and format

Uniquely identifies a patient within a hospital site. Necessary to determine a case. Foundational to most measures and indicators.

VSIP

Health Card Number

Patient's most recent health insurance number assigned by their provincial government of residence.

CHAR 10 Alpha-numeric

The following values are only to be used when unable to provide a Health Card Number. 0-insured resident of reporting province, but HCN not available. 1=not applicable, includes: out of province resident with unavailable HCN, Out of Country, no health insurance coverage from province of residence.

Used to further identify unique patients and link to existing databases as well as determine if same patients are being treated across various sites. Will facilitate the linkage of the sites results.

VSIP

Assessment Date

Date assessment completed

YYYYMMDD

Valid dates only

Necessary to track patient changes over time.

VSIP

Indigenous Identity

Voluntary question asking patient if he/she self-identifies as Indigenous.

CHAR 1 Numeric

1= Yes, First Nations
2= Yes, Inuit
3= Yes, Métis
4= No
5= I do not want to answer

Identify Indigenous patients who could be connected with an Indigenous Navigator for culturally safe smoking cessation and other supports.

VSIP

Assessment Location

 
Location where assessment took place.

CHAR 2 Alpha-numeric

CP - Clinic - Paper

Required to measure where assessments are occurring for planning for electronic tool. For File Upload, only Paper Channel is valid value.