Jan. 9, 2020
9:39 p.m.
On 1/9/20 6:15 AM, Andrew Lyon wrote:
if the hour of birth is unknown (for patients born 1930-41), that a birth hour of midnight is assigned as a default.
If the birth hour is unknown you might be better off defaulting to noon than to midnight. First, noon is likely closer to the actual birth hour.[1] Second, you'll avoid some of these software glitches. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db200.htm