Claim HHA Care Start Date

Variable Name :HHSTRTDT

Label :  Claim HHA Care Start Date

Effective with Version H, the date care started for the HHA services reported on the institutional claim with a from date greater than 3/31/98. The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) required that this field be present on all HHA claims. 

NOTE1: Beginning with NCH weekly process date 4/3/98, this field was populated with data. Claims processed prior to 4/3/98 will contain zeroes in this field. 

NOTE2: Effective with Version 'I', the start of care date will be moved from the 1st eight positions of the Claim Treatment Authorization Number. Prior to Version 'I' this date was moved from Occurrence Code 27 date field. 8 DIGITS UNSIGNED 

DB2 ALIAS: HHA_CARE_STRT_DT 

SAS ALIAS: HHSTRTDT 

STANDARD ALIAS: CLM_HHA_CARE_STRT_DT 

TITLE ALIAS: HHA_CARE_START_DT EDIT-RULES: YYYYMMDD 

SOURCE: CWF

Variable Name :   HHSTRTDT EDTND{x} where { x } ranges from 1 to 13

Label :  NCH Edit Trailer Indicator Code

Effective with Version H, the code indicating the presence of an NCH edit trailer. NOTE: During the Version H conversion this field was populated throughout history (back to service year 1991). DB2 ALIAS: EDIT_TRLR_IND_CD SAS ALIAS: EDITIND STANDARD ALIAS: NCH_EDIT_TRLR_IND_CD CODES: 

E = Edit code trailer present SOURCE: NCH QA Process 

Variable Name :   EDITCD{x} where { x } ranges from 1 to 13

Label :  NCH Edit Code

The code annotated to the claim indicating the CWFMQA editing results so users will be aware of data deficiencies. NOTE: Prior to Version H only the highest priority code was stored. Beginning 11/98 up to 13 edit codes may be present. COMMON ALIAS: QA_ERROR_CODE DB2 ALIAS: NCH_EDIT_CD SAS ALIAS: EDIT_CD STANDARD ALIAS: NCH_EDIT_CD TITLE ALIAS: QA_ERROR_CD CODES: REFER TO: NCH_EDIT_TB IN THE CODES APPENDIX SOURCE: NCH QA EDIT PROCESS

Variable Name :   PTCHND{x} where { x } ranges from 1 to 30

Label :  NCH Patch Trailer Indicator Code

Effective with Version H, the code indicating the presence of an NCH patch trailer. NOTE: During the Version H conversion this field was populated throughout history (back to service year 1991). DB2 ALIAS: PATCH_TRLR_IND_CD SAS ALIAS: PATCHIND STANDARD ALIAS: NCH_PATCH_TRLR_IND_CD CODES: P = Patch code trailer present SOURCE: NCH