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* [[Location field|Location]]

* [[First Name and Last Name fields | First Name and Last Name]]

* hospital [[Chart number]]

* [[Admit%2C_Transfer_and_Discharge_date_and_time#Admit_Date_and_Time | admit date]]

** time should be entered if available, but will not generate an error if not entered since it is often not available immediately.

* [[Med Var 1 - Admit-from Ward]] you will be able to send without this, but Julie will not get all the data she needs to link patient stays together

=== Other data that is required early ===

Data for patients that have not yet been sent is still used for reporting and in the [[Transfer Tracker.mdb]], so please add it '''as soon as it becomes available'''. During every shift, please review and try to ensure that the following data is as complete as possible, '''even for unsent patients''':  

**(this date is important for occupancy report which includes reporting the number of outstanding incomplete files.)

* [[Survive / Expired]]

* [[Date of Birth| Date of Birth (DOB)]]

* [[Med Var 2 - Discharge-to Ward]] you will be able to send without this, but Julie will not get all the data she needs to link patient stays together