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 '''Med Var 2''' is used track the specific ward a patient was '''[[Admit From & Discharged To|discharged to]] ''within the same center'''''.
-The [[statistician]] uses this variable to
+The [[statistician]] uses this variable to detect patients with a [[Multiple_Encounters_and_Readmissions#Continuous_Hospital_Stay | continuous hospital stay]].
-* link profiles from one ward to another when both wards are within the database program
-* detect a likely continuous stay when a pt is discharged from one of our wards to a non-collected ward and then re-admitted to one of our wards from the same non-collected ward.
-Possible values are listed in the Var 2 dropdown box in the CCMDB.mdb, which is driven by the [[S varOptions]] table.
+Possible values are listed in the Var 2 dropdown box in the [[CCMDB.mdb]], which is driven by the [[S varOptions]] table.
 If the specific ward you are discharging to is not available on this list use "OTH". Please also note down the ward that was missing on this page.