TOTAL LENGTH OF STAY, IN DAYS, FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAYS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR.
(SAS USERS: ZONED DECIMAL - ZD3)
Comments
USER NOTE: THIS DATA ELEMENT COUNTS THE NUMBER OF DAYS FOR 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 LENGTH OF STAY (LOS), IN DAYS (FOR DISCHARGES)'.
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. IF EITHER FIRST DATE OR LAST DATE OF SERVICE 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 (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 LENGTH OF STAY (LOS), IN DAYS (FOR DISCHARGES)'.
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. IF EITHER FIRST DATE OR LAST DATE OF SERVICE ARE "BAD", LOS IS 0-FILLED. LOS IS CALCULATED FOR BOTH MEDICARE CROSSOVER AND NON-CROSSOVER INPATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDS.