Use Initial Receipt Date

A case that is part of the main case series is marked as Initial if the initial receipt date of the case falls in the current reporting period; otherwise it is categorized as follow-up. The same logic applies to cases missed in the previous period, and those cases are assessed for initial receipt date only.

The system uses the existing Argus logic to find cases missed in the previous period. However, to categorize those cases into initial or follow-up, one of two algorithms (Initial of Follow-up) is used.