Question

Daniel Allen has been a patient at Greenway Hospital for the following ailments: January 8, 2012, inpatient for appendicitis; April 16, 2012, emergency department for an asthma attack; May 12, 2013, urgent care for a viral illness, May 13, 2013, inpatient for pneumonia, and once on June 4, 2013 in the emergency department for a sprained arm. How many times will Daniel Allen's name and demographic information be entered in the MPI of Greenway Hospital?

Answer 1

The number of times that Daniel Allen's name and demographic information be entered in the MPI of Greenway Hospital would be once. This is because the first time he went there, he already started his record at the hospital. For the next admittances, only the case or illness history will be newly recorded.