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"Definition of encounter # is the number of readmissions of the same patient to our database. The Statistician can do it a number of ways depending on type of database request.    readmits (encounters) to the ICU and/or medicine program or to a specific program in region or to any hospital in region. 
The Encounter number (Enc in <which of tmsx's files?>) is the count of [[Multiple Encounter]]s of the same patient to our database.  
*It is used to capture the number of readmission for a specific patient database.
**YES
** Is this a unique identifier for a person, then?
***NO
****Or is it a '''count''' of readmissions? (this question was not answered so I re-inserted it after it was deleted. Ttenbergen 09:22, 2013 August 28 (CDT))
*****YES
******{{Discussion}}


* In the past encounter number was generated by database program utilty, but now only by the [[statistician]] who uses [[SAS]] program.
The [[Statistician]] can do it a number of ways depending on type of database request.    readmits (encounters) to the ICU and/or medicine program or to a specific program in region or to any hospital in region.
{{Discussion}}


*It might be what will be in [[ICU Admission Links]] and/or [[Medicine Admission Links]]. If it's only in one, then what is the other called and do we have an article for it? Ttenbergen 22:56, 2012 November 1 (EDT)
* In the past encounter number was generated by TMSX program utilty, but now only by the [[statistician]] uses [[SAS]] program.
 
* It might be what will be in [[ICU Admission Links]] and/or [[Medicine Admission Links]]. If it's only in one, then what is the other called and do we have an article for it? Ttenbergen 22:56, 2012 November 1 (EDT)


[[Category: Identification numbers]]
[[Category: Identification numbers]]
[[Category: Statistician]]
[[Category: Statistician]]
[[Category:Multi-encounter check]]
[[Category: Multi-encounter check]]

Revision as of 14:43, 2014 January 16

The Encounter number (Enc in <which of tmsx's files?>) is the count of Multiple Encounters of the same patient to our database.

The Statistician can do it a number of ways depending on type of database request. readmits (encounters) to the ICU and/or medicine program or to a specific program in region or to any hospital in region.

  • In the past encounter number was generated by TMSX program utilty, but now only by the statistician uses SAS program.