Previous Location field
This field is currently being implemented, please check the instructions and put a discussion for anything that isn't clear.
The Previous Location field contains the previous physical location of a patient before arriving at the collection location. .
Collection Instruction
For each patient,
- enter the option that most closely matches
- if you know the situation but nothing on the list matches closely, enter 'other - known but not listed
- if the situation is unknown, enter location missing/unknown
If you know the location exactly, you can type it. Otherwise press the "magic wand" button to take you to the S dispo chooser to help filter options if desired.
If this field contains a "temporary" location like an ER, OR or Cath Lab you will need to enter the Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field.
Where to find this information
If patient came from a different Winnipeg hospital this will be recorded in the “Visit History” on the EPR.
- Sometimes it is missing from the Visit History. Can also use paper chart sent to your hospital from the sending hospital for information.
For all wards where we collect data you will have a specific entry. For all other wards just code as e.g. HSC_ward.
Questions
long term patients
- When we have patients moving from ward to ward, we normally do not go back to their original admission date to gather data especially as some patients have been admitted for over a year. Will it be acceptable to continue this practice?--CMarks 12:39, 2016 April 11 (CDT)
- someone who is moving from ward to ward their previous location would be the previous ward. So, I am not sure, what do you mean? Or are you talking about the Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field or the Previous Service field? Ttenbergen 18:21, 2016 April 11 (CDT)
STB Fields NOT Missing
- In each location we need more options: currently you only have ER, ward or ICU. We also need OR, RR, and ACF.--LKolesar 10:14, 2016 April 15 (CDT)
- They are there; do a look with the "?" button / S dispo chooser form. If you can then see them please remove this section. If not, please call me and lets figure out if I am misunderstanding. Ttenbergen 16:11, 2016 April 18 (CDT)
Vic N3F
- Not sure what is meant by VIC_N3F, this area (N3) is the location of the Mature Women's Centre and is an outpatient area. Thanks very much, Pamela Piche 12:11, 2016 April 15 (CDT)
- We used to collect there, it should not show up in the dropdown. I will need to edit doesn't it. Ttenbergen 16:11, 2016 April 18 (CDT)
Data Use
This data is used for tracking where most of the traffic on our units/wards comes from. For starters it will be reported to Critical Care (Randy Martin), who was also the requestor of this data.
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Implementation
The field is populated with options from the s_dispo table.
Legacy
This field is part of the 2016 Time and Place changes.
It a combination of our previous