| H_TCH - Hospital teaching status (definition used prior to 1998) |
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The HCUP variable name and definition for the hospital's teaching status has changed over time. In the 1993-1997 NIS, this information is stored in the variable H_TCH. Teaching status was obtained from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of hospitals. Teaching hospitals have an AMA-approved residency program or have a membership in the Council of Teaching Hospitals. Beginning with the 1998 NIS, the name HOSP_TEACH is used and the definition of teaching hospitals was expanded to include hospitals with a ratio of .25 or higher of full-time equivalent interns and residents to non-nursing home beds. |
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| Internet Citation: HCUP NIS Description of Data Elements. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/h_tch/nisnote.jsp. |
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