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condition codes

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plural noun

  1. a set of single bits that indicate specific conditions within a computer. The values of the condition codes are often determined by the outcome of a prior software operation and their principal use is to govern choices between alternative instruction sequences

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Counting only rehospitalizations for the same condition might encourage institutions to game the system by selecting condition codes for the readmissions to avoid a penalty.

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