TOTAL NUMBER OF INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAYS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR.
(SAS USERS: ZONED DECIMAL - ZD3)
Comments
USER NOTE: THIS DATA ELEMENT COUNTS THE NUMBER OF INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAYS (ALL RECORDS FROM THE HOSPITAL FILE), REGARDLESS OF DISCHARGE STATUS. SINCE SOME COMPLETED STAYS MAY NOT HAVE A PATIENT STATUS OF DISCHARGED (VALUE OTHER THAN = 09, 30 OR 99), DUE TO INCOMPLETE REPORTING, THIS COUNT MAY DIFFER FROM THE COUNT IN 'RECIPIENT TOTAL INPATIENT DISCHARGE COUNT'. FOR REASONS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THIS DATA ELEMENT MAY OVERCOUNT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF COMPLETE HOSPITAL STAYS.
SOURCE: CREATED USING MAX INPATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDS.
USER NOTE: THIS DATA ELEMENT COUNTS THE NUMBER OF INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAYS (ALL RECORDS FROM THE HOSPITAL FILE), REGARDLESS OF DISCHARGE STATUS. SINCE SOME COMPLETED STAYS MAY NOT HAVE A PATIENT STATUS OF DISCHARGED (VALUE OTHER THAN = 09, 30 OR 99), DUE TO INCOMPLETE REPORTING, THIS COUNT MAY DIFFER FROM THE COUNT IN 'RECIPIENT TOTAL INPATIENT DISCHARGE COUNT'. FOR REASONS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THIS DATA ELEMENT MAY OVERCOUNT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF COMPLETE HOSPITAL STAYS.
SOURCE: CREATED USING MAX INPATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDS.