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The entry TmpV2 entry for Postal Code collection will be automatically created for any new patient created | The entry TmpV2 entry for Postal Code collection will be automatically created for any new patient created. Data is collected for | ||
socioeconomic stratification of population by geographic area. | |||
== Collection Instruction == | |||
Enter the postal code in the automatically generated '''PostalCode''' record in the temp table. | |||
*'''"Q"'''('''note, that's the last field on the form, not the first!'''): enter the patient's postal code ''X1X1X1'', ie no space | *'''"Q"'''('''note, that's the last field on the form, not the first!'''): enter the patient's postal code ''X1X1X1'', ie no space | ||
**Use Upper Case letters in the postal code with no space between please. | **Use Upper Case letters in the postal code with no space between please. | ||
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* out-of-country patient | * out-of-country patient | ||
* chart doesn't have postal code | * chart doesn't have postal code | ||
== {{Data Integrity Rules}} == | == {{Data Integrity Rules}} == | ||
* Patients need to have a postal code record to be final checked. | |||
* Unlike other tmp entries, this entry is not checked as part of the pre-send checker. | |||
== Dates == | |||
Start Date: 2011-12-08 (Start putting in the postal code for new admissions on and after January 1, 2012) | |||
End Date: None / Permanent Collection | |||
[[Category: L_TmpV2 Data]] | [[Category: L_TmpV2 Data]] | ||
[[Category: Data Collection Guide]] | [[Category: Data Collection Guide]] | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 12 April 2012
The entry TmpV2 entry for Postal Code collection will be automatically created for any new patient created. Data is collected for socioeconomic stratification of population by geographic area.
Collection Instruction
Enter the postal code in the automatically generated PostalCode record in the temp table.
- "Q"(note, that's the last field on the form, not the first!): enter the patient's postal code X1X1X1, ie no space
- Use Upper Case letters in the postal code with no space between please.
- When the postal code is not available, tick off the "B" and leave the space for postal code blank
Special Cases
Homeless with proxy address
If you have a homeless person admitted who lists their address as Siloam Mission or the Salvation Army/Booth's Place, use their postal code as provided.
Institutionalized patients
For patients who live in care homes, use the institution's postal code.
Inmates
For inmates such as from Stoney Mountain or Headingley use the institution's postal code.
Postal Code not available
If a postal code is unavailable for a patient, tick off the "B" and leave the space for postal code blank. e.g.:
- John/Jane Doe
- out-of-country patient
- chart doesn't have postal code
Template:Data Integrity Rules
- Patients need to have a postal code record to be final checked.
- Unlike other tmp entries, this entry is not checked as part of the pre-send checker.
Dates
Start Date: 2011-12-08 (Start putting in the postal code for new admissions on and after January 1, 2012) End Date: None / Permanent Collection