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'''Med Var 2''' is used track the specific ward a patient was '''[[Admit From & Discharged To|discharged to]]. The [[statistician]] uses this data to detect patients with a [[Multiple_Encounters_and_Readmissions#Continuous_Hospital_Stay | continuous hospital stay]].
'''Med Var 2''' is used track the specific ward a patient was '''[[Admit From & Discharged To|discharged to]]. The [[statistician]] uses this data to detect patients with a [[Multiple_Encounters_and_Readmissions#Continuous_Hospital_Stay | continuous hospital stay]].


Once [[CCMDB.mdb_Change_Log_2012#ver_2012-01-05]] is rolled out, Enter the specific ward at '''''any''''' hospital that the patient was discharged from before coming to your ward. Possible values are listed in the Var 2 dropdown box. If the ward is not available in the dropdown or can't be determined from charting, choose "OTH".
Once [[CCMDB.mdb_Change_Log_2012#ver_2012-01-05]] is rolled out, Enter the specific ward at '''''any''''' hospital that the patient was discharged to after leaving your ward. Possible values are listed in the Var 2 dropdown box. If the ward is not available in the dropdown or can't be determined from charting, choose "OTH".


== Data Structure ==
== Data Structure ==

Revision as of 12:41, 6 January 2012

Med Var 2 is used track the specific ward a patient was discharged to. The statistician uses this data to detect patients with a continuous hospital stay.

Once CCMDB.mdb_Change_Log_2012#ver_2012-01-05 is rolled out, Enter the specific ward at any hospital that the patient was discharged to after leaving your ward. Possible values are listed in the Var 2 dropdown box. If the ward is not available in the dropdown or can't be determined from charting, choose "OTH".

Data Structure

See Category:Variable_codes_1_to_6 for details The dropdown is driven by the S varOptions table.

Data Integrity Checks

Any medicine patient who is discharged to a ward at the same hospital must have Var 2 entered.