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'''LOS''' stands for '''length of stay''', whose length is indirectly proportional to the length of a [[Discharge Summary|discharge summary]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/05/discharge-summary/ Three-Sentence Discharge Summary For Six-Month Hospitalization]</ref>
 
'''LOS''' stands for '''length of stay''', whose length is indirectly proportional to the length of a [[Discharge Summary|discharge summary]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/05/discharge-summary/ Three-Sentence Discharge Summary For Six-Month Hospitalization]</ref>
  
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Did you know that a LOS (in days) greater than age (in years) is 100% predictive of a [[Train Wreck|train wreck]] patient?
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Did you know that a '''LOS''' (in days) greater than age (in years) is 100% predictive of a [[Train Wreck|train wreck]] patient?
  
  

Latest revision as of 21:28, 21 March 2017

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LOS stands for length of stay, whose length is indirectly proportional to the length of a discharge summary.[1]


Did You Know...


Did you know that a LOS (in days) greater than age (in years) is 100% predictive of a train wreck patient?


Related Reading


- Discharge Haiku

- Hot Mess

- Train Wreck


References


  1. Three-Sentence Discharge Summary For Six-Month Hospitalization


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