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Patients may show up in our database repeatedly either during the same hospital stay or at a later time. If they show up at a later time, but soon after the last hospital stay, they may qualify as "readmission", which we report monthly, quarterly and annually.
Patients may show up in our database repeatedly either during the same hospital stay or at a later time. If they show up at a later time, but soon after the last hospital stay, they may qualify as [[Re-admission]]. If never discharged in between encounters, patient may be a [[Continuous Stay]].


== Multiple Encounters ==
== Multiple Encounters ==
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** The Data Processor fixes any errors found ensuring the consistencies in the demographics of same patient on both databases.
** The Data Processor fixes any errors found ensuring the consistencies in the demographics of same patient on both databases.


== Related Concepts ==
== Simplification? ==
* [[Re-admission]]
Considering that the vetting process ensures that PHINs are fixed for all patients, why would we match on more than one field? Ttenbergen 13:02, 2014 January 16 (CST) {{discussion}]
* [[Continuous Stay]]
 


[[Category: Statistical Analysis]]
[[Category: Statistical Analysis]]
[[Category: Questions Statistician]]
[[Category: Questions Statistician]]
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