General SASD Notes | |
Types of Ambulatory Surgery and Other Outpatient Services Collected by the Partner
Because of the hierarchical assignment for the record type, an outpatient encounter that involved ambulatory surgery and observation services is only flagged as ambulatory surgery. However, ambulatory surgery records with evidence of observation services can be identified by HCUP data element HCUP_OS. Outpatient Data File Provided to HCUP by the Partner
Beginning with 2003 ED data, GHA removes from the data any diagnosis codes indicating medical misadventures and adverse reactions. Selection of Records for Inclusion in the SASD
SASD with evidence of other types of outpatient service, such as other outpatient services, can be identified by the data element OPService. Types of Facilities Included in the Files Provided to HCUP by the Partner
Identification of Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery and Other Types of Outpatient Facilities in the SASD
If the facility in the SASD does not meet any of the above criteria, it is marked as not being owned by a hospital (HOSPITAL_OWNED = 0). Not all hospitals report to the AHA, so there is a possibility that some facilities marked with HOSPITAL_OWNED=0 are hospital-owned. From data year 1998-2018, the HCUP data element was called FREESTANDING. A facility is considered hospital-owned (FREESTANDING = 0) if any one of the following is true:
If the facility in the SASD does not meet any of the above criteria, it is marked as not being owned by a hospital (FREESTANDING = 1). Not all hospitals report to the AHA, so there is a possibility that some facilities marked with FREESTANDING=1 are hospital-owned. Exclusion of Records During HCUP Processing Beginning with 2016 data, records with a discharge disposition of "still a patient" are retained in the HCUP SASD. Prior to 2016 data, these records were excluded. Beginning in 2010, records with a designation of "admitted as an inpatient" are retained in the SASD, even though this rarely occurs. Prior to 2010, records with a designation of "admitted as an inpatient" were excluded from the files. |
Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SASD Georgia File Composition. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). December 2016. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/sasddist/sasddist_filecompga.jsp. |
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