I noticed a likely documentation error in the MIMIC-IV v3.1 documentation:
Location: MIMIC-IV v3.1 → Data Description → hosp → second paragraph under the provider information.
The paragraph states:
“For example, the provider who admits the patient to the hospital is documented in the admissions table as subject_id.”
This appears to be incorrect. subject_id identifies the patient, while the admitting provider is documented in admissions.admit_provider_id, which links to provider.provider_id.
This is also consistent with the MIMIC-IV v3.1 release notes under the v2.2 changes, which explicitly describe admit_provider_id as “the provider who admitted the patient.”
I noticed a likely documentation error in the MIMIC-IV v3.1 documentation:
Location: MIMIC-IV v3.1 → Data Description → hosp → second paragraph under the provider information.
The paragraph states:
“For example, the provider who admits the patient to the hospital is documented in the admissions table as subject_id.”
This appears to be incorrect. subject_id identifies the patient, while the admitting provider is documented in admissions.admit_provider_id, which links to provider.provider_id.
This is also consistent with the MIMIC-IV v3.1 release notes under the v2.2 changes, which explicitly describe admit_provider_id as “the provider who admitted the patient.”