SID File Composition

SID File Composition - Maryland

This section describes the original data files obtained from data organizations in participating states and used to create HCUP databases. Information about the source of the original data files, the types of hospitals included in those files, the records excluded during HCUP processing (if any), and other pertinent information to understand the composition of these files are presented.

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Source Files

The HCUP Maryland inpatient files were constructed from the confidential files received from the State of Maryland's Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC).

Which Hospitals

Demographic and utilization data for inpatient stays in Maryland acute care hospitals were supplied by HSCRC in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Abstract Data Set.

Not all hospitals report a full calendar year of data. Some hospitals close during the year; other hospitals have technical problems that prevent them from reporting a full year.

Inclusion of Stays in Special Units

The documentation provided by Maryland does not indicate whether stays in special units within a hospital (e.g., psychiatric, rehabilitation, long-term care) are included in the data.

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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SID Maryland File Composition. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). August 2006
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddist/siddist_filecompmd.jsp.

Last modified 8/11/06