| STATE_OS - State indicator of observation stay record |
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| Uniform Values |
| State Specific Notes |
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STATE_OS is used to identify observation stay (OS) records. A value of 1 indicates that the statewide data source has designated the record as OS. A value of 0 marks records that are not identified as OS by the data source. A missing value implies that the state does not identify OS records. |
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| State Specific Notes |
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Vermont For 2006-2010 data, Vermont no longer supplies a state indicator of Observation services. All records have been assigned missing (.) values. Starting in 2011, Vermont supplied a state indicator for Observation services which we used to assign a STATE_OS value of 1. |
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| Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SASD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2024. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sasddistnote.jsp?var=state_os. |
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