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| CCMDB_tab = Top Row | | CCMDB_tab = Top Row | ||
| element_description = Last Name of patient | | element_description = Last Name of patient | ||
| in_table = L_Log | | in_table = L_Log table, L_PHI table | ||
| data_type = | | data_type = string | ||
| datafield_length = | | datafield_length = 40 | ||
| program_collecting = Med and CC | | program_collecting = Med and CC | ||
| created_raw = Raw | | created_raw = Raw | ||
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See also [[LastName field]]. | See also [[LastName field]]. | ||
== | '''Enter the patient name as in EPR.''' | ||
== Data Processing at main office == | |||
===Name changes over time === | |||
Also see [[Biographic changes over time]] | |||
When people change names, eg marriage, the [[Data Processor]] changes all old records to be consistent with the current one. | |||
If an inconsistency is found between old and current records, | If an inconsistency is found between old and current records, | ||
* edit only if there is something incorrect, e.g. a typo | * edit only if there is something incorrect, e.g. a typo | ||
* use the value in the EPR for the correction | * use the value in the EPR for the correction <!-- confirmed 16:41, 2017 February 6 (CST)) --> | ||
* we change the old entries to be consistent with the most current entry | |||
<!-- confirmed w Pagasa 2017-11-15 --> | |||
Information about other names for the patient may be available in [[Alias ID collection]]. | |||
{{Guideline Minimal Data Set}} | |||
{{PHI_Data}} | {{PHI_Data}} | ||
{{Data Integrity Check List}} | |||
== Legacy info == | == Legacy info == | ||
{{LegacyContent | |||
|explanation=we used to change names around for consistency but stopped doing this. | |||
|successor=use rules above | |||
|content= | |||
We used to standardize names to make it easier to keep them consistent over time. We decided to stop using our own standards to make it facilitate comparison with Manitoba Health and similar data. 13:34, 2015 April 27 (CDT) | We used to standardize names to make it easier to keep them consistent over time. We decided to stop using our own standards to make it facilitate comparison with Manitoba Health and similar data. 13:34, 2015 April 27 (CDT) | ||
It used to be: | It used to be: | ||
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* for first names we decided not to use hyphens if there was more than one, and to preferrably only have one first name used | * for first names we decided not to use hyphens if there was more than one, and to preferrably only have one first name used | ||
* last names that use two names were hyphenated | * last names that use two names were hyphenated | ||
}} | |||
== Related Articles == | |||
{{Related Articles}} | |||
[[Category: Standards and Conventions]] | [[Category:Standards and Conventions]] | ||
[[Category: Data Collection Guide]] | [[Category:Data Collection Guide]] | ||
[[Category: Registry Data]] | [[Category:Registry Data]] | ||
[[Category: Patient Viewer]] | [[Category:Patient Viewer]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Demographics]] | ||