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NEDS Description of Data Elements

 
EDevent - Type of ED event
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

EDevent indicates the outcome of the ED visit (e.g., patient was treated and released, patient was transferred to another hospital, patient was admitted to this hospital, etc.). EDevent is missing if the data source did not provide an indication of the disposition of the patient from the ED. EDevent is defined using the data element HCUPfile and DISP_ED as specified below.

ED Event Value of HCUPFILE Value of DISP_ED
(1) ED visit in which the patient is treated and released "SEDD" 1: Routine
5: Transferred to other type of facility
6: Home health care
7: Against medical advice
(2) ED visit in which the patient is admitted to this same hospital "SID" 9: Admitted as an inpatient to this hospital
(3) ED visit in which the patient is transferred to another short-term hospital "SEDD" 2: Transfer to short-term hospital
(9) ED visit in which the patient died in the ED "SEDD" 20: Died in the ED
(98) ED visit in which the patient is not admitted to this same hospital, destination unknown "SEDD" 98: Not admitted to this hospital, destination unknown
(99) ED visit in which the patient is not admitted to this same hospital, destination unknown "SEDD" 99: Not admitted to this hospital, discharged alive, destination unknown
Type of ED event unknown "SEDD" Missing (.) or invalid (.A)
 
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Uniform Values
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
EDeventType of ED event1ED visit in which the patient is treated and released
2ED visit in which the patient is admitted to this same hospital
3ED visit in which the patient is transferred to another short-term hospital
9ED visit in which the patient died in the ED
98ED visit in which the patient is not admitted to this same hospital, destination unknown
99ED visit in which the patient is not admitted to this same hospital, discharged alive, destination unknown
.Missing
 
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State Specific Notes
None
 
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Internet Citation: HCUP NEDS Description of Data Elements. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). May 2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/edevent/nedsnote.jsp.
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