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==Definition==
==Definition==


Primarily the definition of a continuous admission is: a patient that is admitted to any acute care facility and then continues to move to different wards/units or hospitals without going home between any of the moves.


 
There are a number of "different" ways that a "continuous admission" can be calculated and reported and this depends on the type of request the [[Statistician]] receives.
 




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* This means a patient is admitted to any acute care facility then is moved to different wards or hospitals but does not go home. It is considered a continuous admission.

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Definition

Primarily the definition of a continuous admission is: a patient that is admitted to any acute care facility and then continues to move to different wards/units or hospitals without going home between any of the moves.

There are a number of "different" ways that a "continuous admission" can be calculated and reported and this depends on the type of request the Statistician receives.


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