Preceding ER Visits (EMERROOM. The variable EMERROOM was derived directly from the Hospital Inpatient Stays section of the HC survey instrument and is unedited. EMERROOM describes whether or not the hospital inpatient stay began with an emergency room visit. Data users/analysts should be aware that no attempt was made to reconcile EMERROOM with information from the Emergency Room Visit File. Furthermore, no attempt has been made to reconcile the unedited EMERROOM variable with the edited ERHEVIDX variable (see section 2.5.1.2).
Preceding ER Visits (EMERROOM. The variable EMERROOM (Did stay begin with emergency room visit) is no longer collected but it is constructed using the LinkedER_ID for Full Year (FY) 21 data delivery. This variable reflects the emergency room visit that preceded a hospital stay reported by the household. Other Visit Detail (SPECCOND-ANYOPER) Also provided are the following unedited variables: hospital inpatient stays related to a medical condition (SPECCOND); the reason the person entered the hospital (RSNINHOS); and any operation or surgery performed while the person was in the hospital (ANYOPER). With respect to RSNINHOS, please note that while there were 176 cases where RSNINHOS = 4 (reason entered hospital - to give birth to a baby), this does not mean that there were actually 173 new births. In fact, it may have been reported that the mother went to the hospital for delivery (hence, the interviewer would have assigned the event RSNINHOS = 4), but the mother could have had, for example, false labor pains or a stillbirth. Thus, this unedited household-reported variable may be inconsistent with reported number of births (see the 2021 Full Year Population Characteristics File, Section 2.5.2 “Navigating the MEPS Data with Information on Person Disposition Status”). Discharge Detail (DSCHPMED) DSCHPMED is derived directly from the Hospital Stays Section of the HC survey instrument. DSCHPMED indicates whether or not any medicines were prescribed at discharge.
Preceding ER Visits (EMERROOM. The variable EMERROOM (Did stay begin with emergency room visit) is no longer collected but it is constructed using the LinkedER_ID for Full Year (FY) 19 data delivery.
