'''Med Var 2''' is used track the specific ward a patient was '''[[Admit From & Discharged To|discharged to]]. The [[statistician]] uses this data to detect patients with a [[Multiple_Encounters_and_Readmissions#Continuous_Hospital_Stay | continuous hospital stay]].
#redirect: [[Var 2 - Discharge-to Ward]]
Once [[CCMDB.mdb_Change_Log_2012#ver_2012-01-05]] is rolled out, Enter the specific ward at '''''any''''' hospital that the patient was discharged to after leaving your ward. Possible values are listed in the Var 2 dropdown box. If the ward is not available in the dropdown or can't be determined from charting, choose "OTH".
Integrated articles when we started to collect in ICU as well
== Data Structure ==
See [[:Category:Variable_codes_1_to_6]] for details
The dropdown is driven by the [[S varOptions]] table.
== Data Integrity Checks ==
Any medicine patient who is discharged to a ward at the same hospital must have Var 2 entered.