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* In the past encounter number was generated by TMSX program utilty, but now only by the [[statistician]] uses [[SAS]] program.
* In the past encounter number was generated by TMSX program utilty, but now only by the [[statistician]] uses [[SAS]] program.
*Example of one patient:
*1. From Home to HSC transf to CON, transf back to HSC discharged home:
**HSC enc 1
**CON enc 1
**HSC enc 2
**this is the first encounter to hospital system in city.
*2. same patient
*From home to HSC transf to VIC transf to CON transf back to HSC discharged home
**HSC enc 1
**VIC enc 1
**CON enc 2
**HSC enc 3
**this is the second encounter to hospital system in city.
(Tina says: this doesn't help. When qualified as "hospital encounter" or "hospital system encounter" it is all clear. I am concerned because "encounter" by itself could mean either unless apparent from the context. For a query I need to know which is meant, especially if the query then goes on to specify earlier and later encounters...)


[[Category: Identification numbers]]
[[Category: Identification numbers]]
[[Category: Statistician]]
[[Category: Statistician]]
[[Category:Multiple Encounter]]
[[Category: Multiple Encounter]]