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Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

 
OFFSITE_X - Indicator of services performed at an offsite location (as received from source)
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

The data element OFFSITE_X designates services performed at an offsite location. OFFSITE_X retains information as provided by the data source. The original values have not been recoded into uniform HCUP values and are source-specific.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
OFFSITE_XIndicator of services performed at an offsite location (as received from source)n(a)State specific coding - See the "State Specific Notes" section for details
 
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State Specific Notes

Florida
For emergency department, an upper case "A through Z" is used for services performed at each offsite emergency department location. Facilities with a single off-site location will use service location code "A". No entry is permitted if service type is ambulatory surgery or for hospitals without an offsite emergency department location.
Source Value Description
A - Z Services performed at an offsite emergency department location

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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=offsite_x.
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