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== Minimal Data Set Elements-Primary==
== Minimal Data Set Elements-Primary==
For all '''new''' patients at every shift enter and check against the addressograph the following:
For all '''new''' patients at every shift enter the following from EPR:
* [[Serial number]]
* [[Serial number]]
* [[Service/Location]]
* [[Service/Location]]
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* time portion of [[Arrive DtTm]]  
* time portion of [[Arrive DtTm]]  
* [[Dispo]] location
* [[Dispo]] location
* [[Dispo DtTm]] - should be screened for in EPR and entered each shift, any know discharges
* [[Dispo DtTm]] - should be screened for in EPR and entered each shift, any known discharges
**Screening and entering dispo date each shift is important for knowing:
**Screening and entering dispo date each shift is important for knowing:
***which are the oldest discharge dates that must be prioritized for data collection in Medical Records.
***which are the oldest discharge dates that must be prioritized for data collection in Medical Records.
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* to be able to finalize temporary studies before long-stay patients are eventually discharged
* to be able to finalize temporary studies before long-stay patients are eventually discharged
* to monitor the number of outstanding patients
* to monitor the number of outstanding patients
* to link the movements of patient from one ward/service to another ward/service
* to link the movements of patients from one ward/service to another ward/service
* to calculate the median and mean LOS of patients for the Medicine Overstay Project
* to calculate the median and mean LOS of patients for the Medicine Overstay Project