Chart number: Difference between revisions
Ttenbergen (talk | contribs) |
Ttenbergen (talk | contribs) m m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Data_element | |||
| field_name = Chart | |||
| CCMDB_label = Chart | |||
| CCMDB_tab = Top Row | |||
| element_description = The number used by medical records to uniquely identify a patient's chart; it is different for the same patients at different hospitals. | |||
| in_table = L_Log | |||
| data_type = string | |||
| datafield_length = 8 | |||
| program_collecting = Med and CC | |||
| created_raw = Raw | |||
| data_element_sort_index = 6 | |||
}} | |||
The number is assigned to a patient by Admitting. This is done once the patient has been seen by Triage in ER or new to the hospital for clinics, testing and various workups. This number remains the patient's chart number for all hospital visits, admissions, tests, etc. | The number is assigned to a patient by Admitting. This is done once the patient has been seen by Triage in ER or new to the hospital for clinics, testing and various workups. This number remains the patient's chart number for all hospital visits, admissions, tests, etc. | ||