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Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

 
OBSERVATION - Time for observation services, as received from source
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

Information on the time spent for observation services (OBSERVATION) is retained as provided by the data source. No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP processing.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
OBSERVATIONTime for observation services, as received from sourcen(a)Source-specific coding of time for observation services
 
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State Specific Notes

Missouri

Missouri provides observation hours.


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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SASD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). April 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sasddistnote.jsp?var=observation.
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