Data Dictionary: Statistik Austria Patient Discharge

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• Age Group

 - Age group categories in 5-year intervals.

• Statistics

 - Statistical annotations related to the age groups.

• Chapter Code

 - Code representing different chapters or categories of diagnoses.

• Chapter Description

 - Description of the diagnosis chapter or category.

• Discharge Code

 - Code representing different types of discharge statuses.

• Discharge Description

 - Description of the discharge status.

• Fund Code

 - Code representing different fund affiliations or health insurance funds.

• Fund Name

 - Name of the fund affiliation or health insurance fund.

• Nonprofit Status Code

 - Code indicating the nonprofit status of an entity.

• Gender Code

 - Code representing different gender categories.

• Nonbinary Gender Code

 - Code specifically for nonbinary gender categories.

• Hospital Code

 - Code representing different hospitals.

• Hospital Name

 - Name of the hospital.

• MEL Subchapter Code

 - Code for subchapters within MEL codes.

• MEL Subchapter Description

 - Description of the subchapters within MEL codes.

• Operative/Nonoperative Code

 - Code differentiating between operative and nonoperative MEL codes.

• Public Law Code

 - Code related to public law status.

• Psychiatry/Somatic Code

 - Code likely referring to Psychiatry/Somatic categories.

• Legal Carrier Code

 - Code representing different types of legal carriers.

• Hospital Location Code

 - Code representing different hospital locations.

• Political Nationality Code

 - Code for different political nationalities.

• Cause of Injury Code

 - Code representing various causes of injury.

• Supply Region Code

 - Code for different supply regions in healthcare.

• Supply Sector Code

 - Code representing different supply sectors in healthcare.

• Federal State Code

 - Code for federal states of residence.

• Municipality Code

 - Code for residential municipalities.

• District Code

 - Code for residential districts.

• Country Code

 - Code for countries of residence.

• Age Group Code

 - Age group categories in 5-year intervals.

• Hospital Sector

 - Sector of the hospital (e.g., public, private).

• Hospital Region

 - Region of the hospital.

• Medical Service Code

 - Code for medical services provided.

• Medical Service Description

 - Description of the medical services provided.

• Location Code

 - Code representing the location of a hospital or residence.

• Location Description

 - Description of the location (e.g., name of the city or district).

• Nationality Code

 - Code representing the nationality.

• Nationality Description

 - Description of the nationality.

• Injury Cause Code

 - Code for the cause of injury.

• Injury Cause Description

 - Description of the cause of injury.

• Region Code

 - Code for a specific region.

• Sector Code

 - Code for a specific sector.

• State Code

 - Code for a specific state.

• District Code

 - Code for a specific district.

• Municipality Code

 - Code for a specific municipality.

• ICD-9 Code

 - Diagnostic codes based on the ICD-9 classification.

• ICD-10 Code

 - Diagnostic codes based on the ICD-10 classification.

• ISHMT Code

 - Codes related to ISHMT classification.

• MEL Code (until 2008)

 - Medical codes used until 2008.

• MEL Code (from 2009)

 - Medical codes used from 2009 onward.

• Function Code (1-2 digits)

 - 1-2 digit function codes describing various medical and care functions.

• Function Code (3-4 digits)

 - 3-4 digit function codes detailing more specific medical functions.

• Function Code (5-6 digits)

 - 5-6 digit function codes offering detailed descriptions of medical functions.

• Function Code (3-6 digits)

 - Combination of 3-6 digit function codes.