Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-07-03-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) "Aggregate Data" is defined as a set of
multiple data records that are tabulated, combined, or otherwise summarized for
the purpose of describing characteristics of a group of patient
discharges.
(2) "Department" is
defined as the Department of Health.
(3) "Discharge" shall be defined as the
formal release of a patient from a hospital in either an inpatient or
outpatient situation.
(4) "Error"
is defined as data that are incomplete or inconsistent with the specifications
in T.C.A. 68-1-108, these rules, and the Hospital Discharge Data System
Procedure Manual.
(5) "Final Joint
Annual Report" is defined as the most recent Joint Annual Report filed by a
hospital where the data contained therein has been edited, queried and updated
by the Department.
(6) "Hospital"
shall be defined as in T.C.A.68-11-201(21)
(7) "Inpatient" shall be defined as a person
receiving reception and care in a hospital for a continuous period of
twenty-four (24) hours or more for the purpose of giving advice, diagnosis,
nursing service, or treatment bearing on the physical health of the person, and
a person receiving maternity care involving labor and delivery for any period
of time.
(8) "Outpatient" shall be
defined as a person receiving reception and care in a hospital for a continuous
period less than twenty-four (24) hours for the purpose of giving advice,
diagnosis, nursing service, or treatment bearing on the physical health of the
person, excluding persons receiving maternity care involving labor and
delivery. Reportable outpatient records are defined in the hospital discharge
data system manual. Reportable records are defined in terms of the type of
service provided and the type of bill on Form UB-92.
(9) "Patient Identifiers" shall be defined to
include the following data elements: Patient Control Number, Medical/Health
Record Number, Certificate Number/ID Number/SSN, and Patient's Social Security
Number.
(10) "Processed Data" is
defined as data that have been reviewed by the Department for the purpose of
detecting errors, inconsistencies, and/or incomplete elements in the data
set.
(11) "Public" shall be defined
as anyone other than the THA and agencies of the government of the State of
Tennessee.
(12) "Record Level Data"
is defined as a set of data that is specific to a single patient
discharge.
(13) "THA" shall be
defined as the administrative offices and staff of the Tennessee Hospital
Association.
(14) "UB-92" is
defined to be CMS Form 1450, the Uniform Hospital Billing Form, or a successor
form as established by the National Committee and the State Uniform Billing
Implementation Committee.
(15)
"Verified Data" is defined as data that have been processed by the Department;
the health facilities have had the opportunity to suggest corrections,
additions, and/or deletions; and all appropriate revisions have been made to
the data by the Department.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 68-1-108 and 68-11-201.
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