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present-on-admission indicator: a standalone construct

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present-on-admissionindicator1 CONSTRUCTPresent-on-admissionHOUCHENS · HEALTH INFORMATICS

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Health informatics

a coded flag showing whether each recorded diagnosis was present when the patient was admitted, used to separate hospital-acquired conditions.

In health informatics, present-on-admission indicator refers to a coded flag showing whether each recorded diagnosis was present when the patient was admitted, used to separate hospital-acquired conditions. This meaning comes from Houchens (2008) in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.[1]

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  1. Houchens, R. L., Elixhauser, A., & Romano, P. S. (2008). How Often are Potential Patient Safety Events Present on Admission? The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 34(3), 154-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34018-5

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