Description
Audit a caller-supplied administrative recall window without selecting screening guidance.
Public-health summaries depend on who is counted, which observations are verified, and the period and population used as the base. Shares, weighted contributions, and inventory balances describe supplied records; they do not by themselves establish a health outcome or a clinical recommendation.
Audit a caller-supplied administrative recall window without selecting screening guidance.
When to use this tool
Use it for screening recall window slack when the required inputs and conventions are already available.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter elapsedDays, allowedDays, pausedDays, pauseCredited. Use the stated units and boundary conventions.
- Run the calculation. Correct any input error before interpreting a result.
- Read countedDays, slackDays. Inspect any known, defined, inclusion, or boundary flags before interpreting numeric values.
Require nonnegative elapsedDays, allowedDays, and pausedDays with pause no greater than elapsed. Subtract pause only when pauseCredited, then return countedDays and slackDays=allowedDays-countedDays.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| elapsedDays | Elapsed Days | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| allowedDays | Allowed Days | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| pausedDays | Paused Days | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| pauseCredited | Pause Credited | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| countedDays | Counted Days | Required. Finite number. |
| slackDays | Slack Days | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"elapsedDays": 20,
"allowedDays": 30,
"pausedDays": 5,
"pauseCredited": true
},
"output": {
"countedDays": 15,
"slackDays": 15
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- A negative slack denotes an excess under the supplied clock. Pause eligibility, screening recommendations, business-day calendars, and clinical urgency are not inferred.
- The field tables describe structural bounds; the mechanics also state cross-field requirements. Malformed input shapes, disallowed keys, and invalid domains cause input errors. Results must remain finite and within the declared output contract. A successful false flag or zero placeholder is distinct from an error.
- Numeric arithmetic uses binary floating point. Exact comparisons have no hidden tolerance or decimal rounding; negative zero is exported as zero. Decimal-text integer operations retain the exactness specifically stated above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For screening recall window slack, check the source records and the supplied rule before comparing the result with another method. Use an appropriately validated measurement or analysis method for clinical interpretation.
References
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