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Central Distributor SID: Description of Data Elements

 
DSTYPE - Data source type
 
Documentation Sections:
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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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
DSTYPEData source type1State data organization
2Hospital association
3Consortia
4Other
 
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State Specific Notes

None

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