Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) KID Notes

KID Description of Data Elements

The KID is set of longitudinal hospital inpatient databases included in the HCUP family. These databases are created by AHRQ through a Federal-State-Industry partnership.

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TOTAL_DISC - Total hospital discharges

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TOTAL_DISC includes the total number of discharges from this hospital in the NIS. Prior to 1998, this data element is named TOTDSCHG.

For detailed information about the NIS sampling design, see the year-specific report on the Design of the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

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Uniform Values

Variable	Description	Value	Value Description
TOTAL_DISC	Total hospital discharges	5(n)	Total hospital discharges

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State Specific Notes

None

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Internet Citation: HCUP KID 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/total_disc/kidnote.jsp.

Last modified 9/17/08