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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 | 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]]. | ||
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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. | ||
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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}] | |||
[[Category: Statistical Analysis]] | [[Category: Statistical Analysis]] | ||
[[Category: Questions Statistician]] | [[Category: Questions Statistician]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-encounter check | *]] | [[Category: Multi-encounter check | *]] | ||