OrganizationField NameIDRequired
KCRIHS Link (IHSLink)10410No
NAACCRIHS Link192No


Field Length:  1

The Indian Health Service (IHS) linkage reports the results of linking the central registry database with the Indian Health Service patient registration database.  

The IHS linkage idenitifies American Indians who were misclassified as non-Indian in the registry.  The computer linkage program will automatically assign the code for this data item.  


CodeDescription
0Record sent for linkage, no IHS match
1Record sent for linkage, IHS match
BlankRecord not sent for linkage or linkage results pending