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Sometimes charts go missing so we can't finish collection on a patient. Records like that have [[RecordStatus]] set to "[[RecordStatus#discontinued|discontinued]]". | |||
== Deferral period == | == Deferral period == | ||
*A chart should be considered lost or missing, and "written off", when medical records still cannot find it 6 months (same day number, 6 months later) after the patient has been discharged from the hospital or died in hospital. | *A chart should be considered lost or missing, and "written off", when medical records still cannot find it 6 months (same day number, 6 months later) after the patient has been discharged from the hospital or died in hospital. | ||
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{{Related Articles}} | {{Related Articles}} | ||
[[Category: Data Collection Guide]] | [[Category:Data Collection Guide]] | ||