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Patients may show up in our database repeatedly. Our [[L_Log]] records are patient-ward-stay based. Once the [[data processor]] completes the [[centralized data Vetting Process]] (i.e. [[PHIN field|PHINs]] are checked and PseudoPHINs are generated) the PHIN field can be used for linking L_Log records for the same patient.
Patients may show up in our database repeatedly. Our [[L_Log]] records are patient-ward-stay based. Once the [[data processor]] completes the [[centralized data Vetting Process]] (i.e. [[PHIN field|PHINs]] are checked and PseudoPHINs are generated) the PHIN field can be used for linking L_Log records for the same patient. This combining data is stored in [[L Person]] by [[Encounter processing]].


If a patient is never discharged in between L_Log entries it may be a '''[[Continuous Stay]]'''.  
If a patient is never discharged in between L_Log entries it may be a '''[[Continuous Stay]]'''.