Medical Record Number or Social Security Number). Once a value has been assigned to a patient, it can never be changed or reused. This field is the primary key that links this record with the associated records in the "Operations" table. Seq. #: 90 Long Name: Demographics Table Data Version Short Name: DemogDataVrsn Definition: Version number of the STS Data Specifications/Dictionary, to which the Demographics record conforms. The value will identify which fields should have data, and what are the valid data for those fields. It must be the version implemented in the software at the time the record was created. The value must be entered into the record automatically by the software. Note that the data version of the demographics record does not necessarily need to match the data version of all of the associated operation records for that patient. This is because new data versions might be implemented in the software and used for the creation of operation records after a demographics record has been created for a patient. Seq. #: 100 Long Name: Medical Record # Short Name: MedRecN Definition: Indicate the patient's medical record number at the hospital where surgery occurred. This field should be collected in compliance with state/local privacy laws. Intent/Clarification: This field is not required for record inclusion Seq. #: 110 Long Name: Patient's First Name Short Name: PatFName Definition: Indicate the patient's medical record number at the hospital where surgery occurred. This field should be collected in compliance with state/local privacy laws. Intent/Clarification: This field is not required for record inclusion Seq. #: 121 Long Name: Patient's Middle Name Short Name: PatMName Definition: Indicate the patient's middle name as documented in the medical record. Leave "blank" if no middle name. This field should be collected in compliance with state/local privacy laws. Intent/Clarification: Leave “blank” if no middle initial. This field is not required for record inclusion Seq. #: 130
Medical Record Number or Social Security Number). Once a value has been assigned to a patient, it can never be changed or reused. This field is the primary key that links this record with the associated records in the "Operations" table. Seq. #: 90 Long Name: Demographics Table Data Version Short Name: DemogDataVrsn Definition: Version number of the STS Data Specifications/Dictionary, to which the Demographics record conforms. The value will identify which fields should have data, and what are the valid data for those fields. It must be the version implemented in the software at the time the record was created. The value must be entered into the record automatically by the software. Note that the data version of the demographics record does not necessarily need to match the data version of all of the associated operation records for that patient. This is because new data versions might be implemented in the software and used for the creation of operation records after a demographics record has been created for a patient. Seq. #: 100 Long Name: Medical Record # Short Name: MedRecN Definition: Indicate the patient's medical record number at the hospital where surgery occurred. This field should be collected in compliance with state/local privacy laws. Intent/Clarification: This field is not required for record inclusion Seq. #: 110 Long Name: Patient's First Name Short Name: PatFName Definition: Indicate the patient's medical record number at the hospital where surgery occurred. This field should be collected in compliance with state/local privacy laws. Intent/Clarification: This field is not required for record inclusion Seq. #: 121 Long Name: Patient's Middle Name Short Name: PatMName Definition: Indicate the patient's middle name as documented in the medical record. Leave "blank" if no middle name. This field should be collected in compliance with state/local privacy laws. Intent/Clarification: Leave “blank” if no middle initial. This field is not required for record inclusion Seq. #: 130
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