Procedure Occurrence Modifier

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Rename 'Qualifier' to 'Modifier' in Procedure_occurrence

• Requester: Evanette Burrows
• Discussion: link to forum post.

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Proposal

Relevant table: Procedure_occurrence

• Rename Qualifier_Source_Value to Modifier_Source_Value

Field	Required	Type	Description
procedure_occurrence_id	Yes	integer	A system-generated unique identifier for each Procedure Occurrence.
person_id	Yes	integer	A foreign key identifier to the Person who is subjected to the Procedure. The demographic details of that Person are stored in the PERSON table.
procedure_concept_id	Yes	integer	A foreign key that refers to a standard procedure Concept identifier in the Standardized Vocabularies.
procedure_date	Yes	date	The date on which the Procedure was performed.
procedure_datetime	No	datetime	The date and time on which the Procedure was performed.
procedure_type_concept_id	Yes	integer	A foreign key to the predefined Concept identifier in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting the type of source data from which the procedure record is derived.
modifier_concept_id	No	integer	A foreign key to a Standard Concept identifier for a modifier to the Procedure (e.g. bilateral)
quantity	No	integer	The quantity of procedures ordered or administered.
provider_id	No	integer	A foreign key to the provider in the provider table who was responsible for carrying out the procedure.
visit_occurrence_id	No	integer	A foreign key to the visit in the visit table during which the Procedure was carried out.
procedure_source_value	No	varchar(50)	The source code for the Procedure as it appears in the source data. This code is mapped to a standard procedure Concept in the Standardized Vocabularies and the original code is, stored here for reference. Procedure source codes are typically ICD-9-Proc, CPT-4, HCPCS or OPCS-4 codes.
procedure_source_concept_id	No	integer	A foreign key to a Procedure Concept that refers to the code used in the source.
modifier_source_value qualifier_source_value	No	varchar(50)	The source code for the qualifier as it appears in the source data.