| HospitalUnit - Indicator that patient was discharged from a special unit within an acute care hospital (reported by source) |
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| General Notes |
| Uniform Values |
| State Specific Notes |
| General Notes |
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HospitalUnit (HospitalUnit) is retained as reported by data source with two exceptions. Any source-specific value for "unknown" is recoded to missing (.), and invalid characters such as negative values are set to invalid (.A). |
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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=hospitalunit. |
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