Source Files

Beginning in data year 2017, Laulima Data Alliance provides inpatient discharge data to HCUP, including information from all non-federal acute care hospitals in Hawaii.

Prior to data year 2017, the Hawaii Health Information Corporation (HHIC) provided inpatient discharges data to HCUP. Data were provided for acute care hospitals that were members of HHIC.

Types of Facilities Included in the Files Provided to HCUP by the Partner

A comparison of the number of hospitals included in the SID and the number of hospitals reported in the AHA Annual Survey is available starting in data year 2010.

Hospitals do not always report data for a full calendar year. Some hospitals open or close during the year; other hospitals have technical problems that prevent them from reporting data for all months in a year.

Inclusion of Stays in Special Units

The documentation supplied by Hawaii does not indicate whether stays in special units within the hospital (e.g., psychiatric, rehabilitation, long-term care) are included in the file.

Exclusion of Records During HCUP Data Processing

Records with a discharge disposition of "still a patient" and "admitted as an inpatient to this hospital" were excluded from the HCUP Hawaii inpatient data.