Term: Hospital Abstract Users Manual (HAUM) Data

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

The Hospital Abstract Users Manual (HAUM) data contains summary records of the Manitoba Health Services Insurance Plan (MHSIP) hospital episodes (e.g. demographics, admission and discharge dates, diagnosis and procedure codes, and other clinical data) from 1970/71 to March 31, 2004.

For more information about HAUM, please see the:

• Hospital Abstracts Data Description that contains a brief summary of the content of the data set and information on the Source Agency, Purpose, Years, Type, Size, Data Level, Components, Scope, Data Collection Method, Data Highlights, Data Cautions, Access Requirements, More Information, and Last Updated date.
  
  
• MCHP Metadata Repository - Hospital Abstract Users Manual (HAUM) - [Internal Access Only] - for technical and programming related information, including an Overview, Data Model, Data Quality, Data Dictionary, Documents and Reports, and Blog.

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• Day Surgery Hospitalizations
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Related terms 

• Duplicate Records
• Elective Admission
• Emergent Admission
• Hospital Abstracts Data
• Hospitalization Rates
• Hospitalizations
• Manitoba Health Services Insurance Plan (MHSIP)
• Service Codes
• Urgent Admission

References 

• Mustard CA, Roos NP. The relationship of prenatal care and pregnancy complications to birthweight in Winnipeg, Canada. Am J Public Health 1994;84(9):1450-1457. [Abstract] (View)