MDC_NoPOA - MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without POA |
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The Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) appropriate for the date of discharge is assigned by the HCFA DRG Grouper algorithm during HCUP processing. For MDC_NOPOA, the MDC assignment is made without the use of the present on admission (POA) flags for the diagnoses. MDC_NoPOA and the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) calculated without POA indicators (DRG_NoPOA) are useful because the lack of POA flags from many states prevents the assignment of the standard MDC and DRG for a few DRGs involving Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC). See the general note under the HCUP variable DRG for more information about the assignment of DRGs. Labels: Labels for the MDCs and MDC_NoPOA are provided as an ASCII file in HCUP Tools: Labels and Formats. |
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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. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/mdc_nopoa/nisnote.jsp. |
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