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Definition

The number of groups of patients receiving services. Each group is to be counted once, irrespective of the size of the group or the number of staff providing services.

Components

Data Element

Comments

Context:
The resources required to provide services to groups of patients/clients are different from those required to provide services to an equivalent number of individuals. Hence services to groups of non-admitted patients or clients should be counted separately from services to individuals.

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