Hospitalization | Core Data Elements for Case Notification
Hospitalization data is a key data class in public health surveillance. Information about whether a particular case of disease resulted in hospitalization and can serve as a proxy for disease severity and improve follow up in disease investigation.
Core Surveillance Data Elements in the Hospitalization Data Class
Data Element |
Definition |
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Data ElementHospitalized |
DefinitionIndicator the person had one or more hospitalizations associated with the condition |
Data ElementStart repeating group |
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Data ElementAdmission Date |
DefinitionThe date on which the person was admitted |
Data ElementDischarge Date |
DefinitionThe date on which the person was discharged |
Data ElementEnd repeating group |
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Data ElementAdmitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) |
DefinitionIndicator that the person was admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) or other specialty care unit for the condition |
For complete definitions, value sets, data structure notes and implementation recommendations, please review the full document drafted by the Data Standardization Working Group (DSWG).