DECS Word Add-Ins 1.2.0.1
Creates custom buttons in Word to automate DECS tasks.
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DECS Word Add-Ins

DECS custom Word toolbar

Creates custom buttons in Microsoft Word that allow user to:

Word:

  • Scan a Scope of Work (SoW) file & create SQL code that searches for the ICD-9/ICD-10 codes and names listed in the SoW.
  • Turn a list of MRNs or ICDs into a SQL snippet that imports the list into a query.
  • Setup a DECS project using the info in a Scope of Work file:
    • Build the DECS project directory.
    • Initialize the Excel output file, including disclaimer.
    • Initialize the SQL file.
    • Modify a Slicer/Dicer SQL file to include patient consent, etc.
    • Push the SQL file to GitLab.
    • Creates a project folder in Outlook.
    • Draft the completion email.

Installation

  • Download the Office Add-Ins folder from Sharepoint.
  • Run setup.exe.

Operation

Word: Extract ICD codes

Sometimes Statements of Work (SoW) contain lists of medical conditions and ICD-10 codes to be reported on. Pressing the Extract ICD button causes the app to scan the open Word document for lines that look like medical conditions and their associated ICD-10 codes. SQL code is generated that searches the problem_list table for the associated codes, as shown here:

Series of ICD codes (such as M30 - M36) are automatically expanded into multi-code SQL statements:

Word: Build List Import

When researchers provide lists of Medical Record Numbers (MRNs) or International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes to be used in a report, those lists need to be imported into SQL. Pressing the Import List button converts a list of numbers into SQL code which can be referenced in a query to import them:

Since there is a limit on the number of values (1000) that can be inserted in one statement, the app automatically breaks up the insertion into multiple statements:

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