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==Collection Guideline==

For every patient admitted from the ER, enter date and time arrived to medicine ward bed

*Any patient admitted from the ER must have one ERWait date/time entered into tmp file. It does not matter if first bed moved to into an in-service or off-service bed.

*Any patient admitted '''from the ER''' must have one ERWait date/time entered into tmp file. It does not matter if first bed moved to into an in-service or off-service bed.

* project: '''ER_Wait'''

* as appropriate one of the following items

** '''~~direct admit~~''' - ~~direct admit~~ patient ~~parked in~~ ER ~~on the way~~. A direct admission means direct admission ~~to medicine ward bed under a~~ medicine physician service but for some reason parked in ER before going to a ward bed.

** '''ER admission''' - is a patient who is admitted '''TO a medicine service physician ''' '''FROM a '''ER physician service.'''

** '''ER admission''' - all patients ~~accepted to medicine service physician service FROM~~ a ~~'''~~ER physician service~~''' (does not include those patient that were direct~~ to medicine service.)

** '''direct admit''' - A direct admission means direct admission '''TO medicine physician service''' but for some reason parked in ER before going to a ward bed. These patients are NOT admitted under a ER physician service prior to being accepted to medicine service.

* the date & time arrived in med ward bed from the unit log or nurses note.

Data is only sent when all of patient file is complete.

~~{{discussion}}~~

*** Just to clarify, DIRECT ADMIT= any patient who comes to your hospital emergency via ambulance ,car,or foot from home.ER ADMIT= any patient who comes to your emergency from ambulatory care services, other emergency wards, other hospital wards and angio. Is this correct? Thanks Shirley

****No. A Direct admission is a patient who is admitted DIRECTLY to a Medicine ward bed from the community or another center or from anywhere else. Admitted directly to a medicine service physician service and not to an emergency service physician.

****ER admission are those patient that are admitted to medicine physician service FROM a ER physician service.--[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:06, 6 June 2011 (CDT)

== Reporting and Analysis ==

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 ==Collection Guideline==
 For every patient admitted from the ER, enter date and time arrived to medicine ward bed
-*Any patient admitted from the ER must have one ERWait date/time entered into tmp file.  It does not matter if first bed moved to into an in-service or off-service bed.
+*Any patient admitted '''from the ER''' must have one ERWait date/time entered into tmp file.  It does not matter if first bed moved to into an in-service or off-service bed.
 * project: '''ER_Wait'''
 * as appropriate one of the following items
-** '''direct admit''' - direct admit patient parked in ER on the way. A direct admission means direct admission to medicine ward bed under a medicine physician service but for some reason parked in ER before going to a ward bed.
+** '''ER admission''' - is a patient who is admitted '''TO a medicine service physician '''  '''FROM a '''ER physician service.'''
-** '''ER admission''' - all patients accepted to medicine service physician service FROM a '''ER physician service''' (does not include those patient that were direct to medicine service.)
+** '''direct admit''' - A direct admission means direct admission '''TO medicine physician service''' but for some reason parked in ER before going to a ward bed. These patients are NOT admitted under a ER physician service prior to being accepted to medicine service.
 * the date & time arrived in med ward bed from the unit log or nurses note.
 Data is only sent when all of patient file is complete.
-{{discussion}}
-*** Just to clarify,  DIRECT ADMIT= any patient who comes to your hospital emergency via ambulance ,car,or foot from home.ER ADMIT= any patient who comes to your emergency from ambulatory care services, other emergency wards, other hospital wards and angio. Is this correct? Thanks Shirley
-****No. A Direct admission is a patient who is admitted DIRECTLY to a Medicine ward bed from the community or another center or from anywhere else.  Admitted directly to a medicine service physician service and not to an emergency service physician.
-****ER admission are those patient that are admitted to medicine physician service FROM a ER physician service.--[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:06, 6 June 2011 (CDT)
 == Reporting and Analysis ==