Policy table
The Policy [sn_hcls_policy] table stores the details of a policy shared with patients in the Healthcare and Life Sciences applications.
Key features
- Includes the consent number and date, patient name, policy type, status, and whether the consent was signed by a household member.
- Refers to the Document Template [sn_doc_template] table.
Role required to configure the table: sn_hcls.admin.
For more information, see Healthcare and Life Sciences data model.
| Field | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | True/False | Option to indicate that the policy is in use. |
| Document template | Reference | Document template to generate standard letters or documents associated with the policy. This field is used only when the Policy type field is set to Document template. Note: You can associate only one active policy with a document template. For more information, see Configure document templates for Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management Core. |
| External policy link | URL | External reference to the policy included in a consent scope. |
| Number | String | Alpha-numeric profile identifier of the policy. The value is auto-generated and is incremented every time you add a new policy to your ServiceNow instance. The initial value for the Number field is POL00001000. Note: To customize the number, define the auto-numbering format for the Policy [sn_hcls_policy] table. For more information, see Add auto-numbering records in a table. |
| Policy category | Choice list | Category of a policy. The following categories are available by default: - Registration - Advance care directive - Do not resuscitate - Emergency only - Health care directive - Notice of privacy practices - Information disclosure - Patient consent - Privacy policy acknowledgment document - Privacy policy organization document For more information about the available categories, see consent category value set defined in the FHIR specifications. |
| Policy name | String | Name to identify the policy. |
| Policy type | String | Type of the policy. A policy is one of the following types:
With the Document template policy type, a to-do item is created for the patient to sign the consent form. |
| Scope | Choice list | Type of consent included in the policy. The following scope types are available by default: - Advance care directive - Research - Privacy consent - Treatment For more information about the available scopes, see consent scope value set defined in the FHIR specifications. |
| Validity duration \(in days\) | String | Number of days the policy is valid for after a patient signs the policy. |