As soon as any updates to the ICDs are released VA-wide, they'll be on the ftp site too within a few days. I wouldn't try to merge them in by yourself as there's a bit of knitting that must be done with the Lexicon Utility as well. There are issues such as retiring old codes, dealing with text changes for the same codes (HIPAA requires being able to display the text for a given code based on the dates the text is effective ... the sometimes terminology challenged folks who come up with the ICD sometimes reuse a code and change the text just a little ...) and a few other arcane odds and ends.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pat Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 9:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] ICD9 Update Nancy, Thanks. I didn't see any licensing information in the read me (it's late, I'll look at the other stuff later). Free for use by anyone? Also if anyone wants me to reformat these into a file for import to VistA give me a file format (fields, length etc) and I'll get it done. Pat > I was wrong. The ICD9 codes are freebees from here, but I don't know > if they will load into VistA. > > ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Publications/ICD9-CM/2004/ > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > *Walton, Edward NMN > *Sent:* Thursday, September 16, 2004 6:42 PM > *To:* '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > *Subject:* [Hardhats-members] ICD9 Update > > Will the update to the ICD9 be available before October at the VA > FTP site? > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
