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Has anyone out there in MEDITECH - L land had this issue ? If so, what did you do about it ? Our Quality Management person reviews cases in EMR. She had a patient that died somewhere else So our system continued to show the patient current age because that is the way it is. When we look at patients in the EMR , the lab and xray and other various reports all show Age at the time the tests were done which is how it should be. Her issue is that because The EMR shows the current age at the top of the screen, it is confusing. Below is an email >From her. Does anyone else have any comments on this ? She wants only date of birth to show. "I have no doubt that the reports remain static over time, but my opinion is a task should be started w/ Meditech to find out whether this continuing to age issue is an appropriate way to display the patient's age. My preference would be that for whatever file (account) you open, the age that appears should be the age that the patient was during that encounter. If the patient was admitted in 2001 w/ an MI, I am more interested in his age at the time of that admission than his present age. If the patient had a tonsillectomy in 2001 at the age of 2, I don't want his present age of 7 to appear when I review that file. Having his present age appear is confusing. Just my thoughts." Thanks in advance Gale Y. Freeman SMC MIS Dept Clinical Analyst 315-785-5751 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This electronic message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential and protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are cautioned that use of its contents in any way is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy it and notify the sender immediately by e-mail. _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
