TOTAL LENGTH OF STAY, IN DAYS, FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL DISCHARGES, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR.
(SAS USERS: ZONED DECIMAL - ZD3)
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USER NOTE: THIS DATA ELEMENT COUNTS THE NUMBER OF DAYS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAYS WITH A PATIENT STATUS CODE OTHER THAN VALUE = 09, 30 OR 99 (ONLY RECORDS FROM THE HOSPITAL FILE WHERE THE PATIENT STATUS CODE INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED). SINCE SOME COMPLETED STAYS MAY NOT HAVE A PATIENT STATUS OF DISCHARGED (VALUE OTHER THAN = 09, 30 OR99), DUE TO INCOMPLETE REPORTING, THIS COUNT MAY DIFFER FROM THE COUNT IN 'RECIPIENT TOTAL INPATIENT LENGTH OF STAY (LOS), IN DAYS (FOR STAYS)'.
SOURCE: CREATED USING THE NUMBER OF DAYS FROM FIRST DATE OF SERVICE TO THE LAST DATE OF SERVICE (+1 DAY IF THEY OCCUR ON THE SAME DAY) FROM MAX INPATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDS WHERE THE PATIENT STATUS CODE INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED. IF EITHER FIRST DATE OF SERVICE OR DATE OF DISCHARGE ARE "BAD", LOS IS 0-FILLED. LOS IS CALCULATED FOR BOTH MEDICARE CROSSOVER AND NON-CROSSOVER INPATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDS.
USER NOTE: THIS DATA ELEMENT COUNTS THE NUMBER OF DAYS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAYS WITH A PATIENT STATUS CODE OTHER THAN VALUE = 09, 30 OR 99 (ONLY RECORDS FROM THE HOSPITAL FILE WHERE THE PATIENT STATUS CODE INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED). SINCE SOME COMPLETED STAYS MAY NOT HAVE A PATIENT STATUS OF DISCHARGED (VALUE OTHER THAN = 09, 30 OR99), DUE TO INCOMPLETE REPORTING, THIS COUNT MAY DIFFER FROM THE COUNT IN 'RECIPIENT TOTAL INPATIENT LENGTH OF STAY (LOS), IN DAYS (FOR STAYS)'.
SOURCE: CREATED USING THE NUMBER OF DAYS FROM FIRST DATE OF SERVICE TO THE LAST DATE OF SERVICE (+1 DAY IF THEY OCCUR ON THE SAME DAY) FROM MAX INPATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDS WHERE THE PATIENT STATUS CODE INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED. IF EITHER FIRST DATE OF SERVICE OR DATE OF DISCHARGE ARE "BAD", LOS IS 0-FILLED. LOS IS CALCULATED FOR BOTH MEDICARE CROSSOVER AND NON-CROSSOVER INPATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDS.