| DSTYPE - Data source type | 
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| General Notes | 
| Uniform Values | 
| State Specific Notes | 
| General Notes | 
| DSTYPE is a categorical data element that identifies whether the discharge comes from a state data organization, a hospital association, or a private data organization (e.g., consortia). This data element was discontinued in 1998. | 
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| Internet Citation: HCUP NIS Description of Data Elements. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/dstype/nisnote.jsp. | 
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