| ATYPE - Admission type |
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| General Notes |
| Uniform Values |
| State Specific Notes |
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ATYPE indicates the type of admission (emergency, urgent, elective, etc.). Newborn admission types are separated only if that information is available from the data source. No edit check comparing the admission type to diagnosis or procedure codes is performed. Because it is infrequently available from data sources, the admission type of delivery (ATYPE=5) is discontinued beginning in the 1998 data. If available, deliveries are recoded under urgent (ATYPE=2). |
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Colorado Beginning in 2003, Colorado reports an admission type of "Trauma Center". In 1995, Colorado began collecting admission type, but it was optional for hospitals to report this data to the hospital association. Colorado does not separately classify deliveries. The source documentation supplied by Colorado does not indicate which source categories were used for deliveries. Beginning with 1998 data, the HCUP variable for admission type does not include a value for deliveries (ATYPE = 5).
Kansas Kansas does not separately classify deliveries. The source documentation available for Kansas does not indicate which code was used for deliveries. Maryland
Maryland Beginning in 2007, Maryland included the records from all other outpatients, Greenbaum cancer center, and UMMS shock trauma in the unified AS and ED outpatient data file. The inclusion of these new records resulted in a large increase in the number of patients with ATYPE = 3, Elective. Minnesota Minnesota does not separately classify deliveries. The source documentation supplied by Minnesota does not indicate which source categories were used for deliveries. Nebraska The source value for Trauma Center (value 5) was recoded to Other (ATYPE=6) in 2002. Beginning in 2003, this source value was recoded to Trauma Center (ATYPE=5) for inpatient and outpatient data. Nebraska does not separately classify deliveries. The source documentation supplied by Nebraska does not indicate which source categories were used for deliveries. New Jersey New Jersey does not separately classify deliveries. No documentation was available describing which admission type(s) were used for deliveries. Oregon Oregon does not separately classify deliveries. No documentation was available about which admission type(s) were used for deliveries. Beginning with 2003, the Oregon codes an admission type of trauma center. Oregon ATYPE was not supplied or available for 2011. Vermont Vermont does not necessarily classify deliveries. The source documentation supplied by Vermont does not indicate which source categories were used for deliveries. Wisconsin Wisconsin does not separately classify deliveries. No documentation was available describing which admission type(s) were used for deliveries. |
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| Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SASD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). April 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sasddistnote.jsp?var=atype. |
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