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== Use ==
== Use ==
* The purpose is to determine the amount of time the patient is occupying a bed in a High Observation ward or a regular ward setting when the patient is no longer needing that [[Level of care hierarchy| level of care]] from the [[Transfer Ready DtTm]] until the [[Dispo DtTm]].  
* The purpose is to determine the amount of time the patient is occupying a bed in a High Observation ward or a regular ward setting when the patient is no longer needing that [[Level of care hierarchy| level of care]] from the [[Transfer Ready DtTm]] until the [[Dispo DtTm]] or when the level of care changes due to the movement of patient from High observation ward to regular ward or vice versa (e.g. scenario HOBS -> ward -> HOBS2), it would be the [[Transfer Ready DtTm]] until the Start dttm of the arrival to the next ward.  


== Definition details ==
== Definition ==
*'''Transfer Delay Over 4 hours for Medicine''' (i.e. subtract 4 hrs from transfer delay)
*Actual Transfer delay is the difference between [[Dispo DtTm]]  or start  Date and time of arrival to the next [[Boarding Loc]]  and [[#Time patient is ready for transfer]] in decimal days.


== Implementation ==
== Implementation ==