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| rowspan="2" height="28" | Required Variables  (Definition of Terms/) :
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  | [[Admit, Transfer and Discharge date and time | Ward admit date/time]] – the date and time the patient is admitted to a [[Site and Location table | ward]]. Go to: [http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/ccmdb/index.php/Admit%2C_Transfer_and_Discharge_date_and_time#Definition_for_Medicine  Definition of Admission date and time for Medicine patients]].
  | [[Admit, Transfer and Discharge date and time | Ward admit date/time]] – the date and time the patient is admitted to a [[Site and Location table | ward]]. Go to: [http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/ccmdb/index.php/Admit%2C_Transfer_and_Discharge_date_and_time#Definition_for_Medicine  Definition of Admission date and time for Medicine patients]].
*{{Discussion}} Hi Jules, I have included a link to the definition for the field, admit date/time for a medicine patient.--[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 21:09, 3 February 2010 (CST)


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Revision as of 09:58, 4 February 2010

INDICATOR: LENGTH OF STAY PER MEDICINE WARD ADMISSION
SIGNIFICANCE: Length of stay (LOS) is influenced by many factors, but safe and effective care should result in shorter length of stay.
DEFINITIONS: Average LOS reported for each ward in the region.
SPECIFICATION:  
Inclusion Criteria: All ward admissions in the Medicine Database (MedTMS). Admissions from Emergency Department are considered a new ward admission when patient is admitted to the service. If transfers occur across wards or another service within the same hospital, this will be reported as 3 individual length of stays in the ward and not one cumulative LOS.
Exclusion Criteria: None
Required Variables (Definition of Terms/) : Ward admit date/time – the date and time the patient is admitted to a ward. Go to: Definition of Admission date and time for Medicine patients].
Ward discharge date/time – the date and time the patient was discharge to a ward.
Calculation Procedure: LOS per patient = Ward discharge date/time – Ward admit date/time (expressed in days).
Average LOS Per Ward = average LOS from admissions to a ward where discharge date is between the beginning and the ending of the Reporting time.
WHERE & WHEN REPORTED: Quarterly report and Annual report in Fiscal Year of Activity Summary.
PRESCRIBED BY: Dr. Dan Roberts
TARGET: None yet.
COMMENT:  
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