Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2022A
| Name: | Assignment Type |
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| Collected For: |
All Records |
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| Definition: | The type of staffing assignment placed by the site to meet the customer’s request for temporary staff.
Staffing assignments may be per diem or travel. Per diem assignments are paid per day (in financial contexts) (Oxford Dictionary definition). Travel assignments describe the practice of sending staff to and from different customers, such as hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare facilities to fill short-term staffing gaps on a temporary basis both within the United States or internationally, depending on the customer need and the job (WGU Edu Blog definition, Jan 3, 2020).
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| Question: | What was the type of staffing assignment? |
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| Format: |
| Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
1 Per Diem
2 Travel
3 Not documented, OR Unable to determine (UTD)
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- If the staffing assignment placed was per diem, select ‘1’.
- If the staffing assignment placed was a travel assignment, select ‘2’.
- If the type of staffing assignment cannot be determined, select ‘3’.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Payroll system
- Timesheets
- Work schedule
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion |
Exclusion |
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None
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None |
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