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NIS Description of Data Elements

 
HOSPZIP - Hospital zip code from AHA Annual Survey
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

HOSPZIP contains the hospital's zip code obtained from the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals.

During HCUP data processing, the data source's identification of the hospital is reconciled with the identification of the hospital in the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals. For detailed information about this linking process, see the special report on HCUP Hospital Identifiers.

HOSPZIP is missing if the data source that contributed discharge data to the NIS prohibits the release of hospital identifiers.

 
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Uniform Values
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
HOSPZIPHospital zip code from AHA Annual Survey5(n)Hospital's zip code
BlankMissing
 
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State Specific Notes
None
 
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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/hospzip/nisnote.jsp.
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