Central Distributor SEDD: Description of Data Elements

AWEEKEND - Admission day is on a weekend

Documentation Sections:

General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

An indicator of whether the admission day is on the weekend (AWEEKEND) is calculated from the admission date (ADATE). If AWEEKEND cannot be calculated (ADATE is missing or invalid), then AWEEKEND is missing (.) if ADATE is missing (.) or AWEEKEND is invalid (.A) if ADATE is invalid (.A). Beginning in the 1998 HCUP files, the data element ADAYWK is replaced by admission weekend (AWEEKEND).

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Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description AWEEKEND Admission day is on a weekend 0 Admitted Monday-Friday 1 Admitted Saturday-Sunday . Missing .A Invalid

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State Specific Notes

Maryland During HCUP processing, AWEEKEND was assigned using the reported admission day of week if the day could not be calculated from admission date. New York Because New York masked the admission dates on AIDS/HIV* records, AWEEKEND is missing (.) on these discharges. *New York identifies AIDS/HIV records by ICD-9-CM diagnosis code or DRG: An admitting, principal, or secondary diagnosis of "042" "043" "044" "7958" "27910", "27919", "2793", "1363", "79571", "07951", "07952", "07953" or "V08", or "V08". A DRG of 488 through 490 or 700 through 716.

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