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The entry TmpV2 entry for Postal Code collection will be automatically created for any new patient created as of 2011-12-08. It needs to be filled in for any patient.
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*Start putting in the postal code for new admissions on and after January 1, 2012. 
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*'''Project: PostalCode'''
This article contained the information how to code postal code until it was moved to a new field. See history of article for 2016-07-25 for how it used to be coded. See [[Postal Code field]] for how it's coded now.  
*'''Item: Postal Code'''
*'''"Q"'''('''note, that's the last field on the form, not the first!'''): enter the patient's postal code ''X1X1X1'', ie no space
**Use Upper Case letters in the postal code with no space between please.  
**When the postal code is not available, tick off the "B" and leave the space for postal code blank


== Special Cases ==
=== Homeless with proxy address ===
If you have a homeless person admitted who lists their address as Siloam Mission or the Salvation Army/Booth's Place, use their postal code as provided.


=== Institutionalized patients ===
For patients who live in care homes, use the institution's postal code.


=== Inmates ===
[[Category:Legacy Data]]
For inmates such as from Stoney Mountain or Headingley use the institution's postal code.
[[Category:Postal Codes]]


=== Postal Code not available ===
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If a postal code is unavailable for a patient, tick off the "B" and leave the space for postal code blank.  e.g.:
* John/Jane Doe
* out-of-country patient
* chart doesn't have postal code
 
== Uses for the data ==
Social economic stratification of population by geographic area.
 
== Requirements to enter the data ==
 
The post code line is automatically generated so collectors can save a step. If the line is present it needs to have either a postal code or a "not available" check.  [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 14:56, 2012 February 9 (CST)
 
 
 
[[Category: L_TmpV2 Data]]
[[Category: Data Collection Guide]]

Latest revision as of 11:56, 30 July 2025

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This article contained the information how to code postal code until it was moved to a new field. See history of article for 2016-07-25 for how it used to be coded. See Postal Code field for how it's coded now.