Appendix A Structural Variable Map
<strong>The</strong> following variables, used to construct structural elements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2003</strong> IHQ, were taken from the 2001 Annual Survey <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>s Data Base published by the American <strong>Hospital</strong> Association. All <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>Index</strong> (used to define hospital eligibility) 1 point if ANGIOHOS=1, half point if ANGIOSYS, ANGIONET, or ANGIOVEN=1 1 point if CCLABHOS=1, half point if CCLABSYS, CCLABNET, or CCLABVEN=1 1 point if CICBDHOS=1, half point if CICBDSYS, CICBDNET, or CICBDVEN=1 1 point if CTSCNHOS=1, half point if CTSCNSYS, CTSCNNET, or CTSCNVEN=1 1 point if DRADFHOS=1, half point if DRADFSYS, DRADFNET, or DRADFVEN=1 1 point if ESWLHOS=1, half point if ESWLSYS, ESWLNET, or ESWLVEN=1 1 point if MAMMSHOS=1, half point if MAMMSSYS, MAMMSNET, or MAMMSVEN=1 1 point if MRIHOS=1, half point if MRISYS, MRINET, or MRIVEN=1 1 point if MSICHOS=1, half point if MSICSYS, MSICNET, or MSICVEN=1 1 point if NICBDHOS=1, half point if NICBDSYS, NICBDNET, or NICBDVEN=1 1 point if OHSRGHOS=1, half point if OHSRGSYS, OHSRGNET, or OHSRGVEN=1 1 point if PEDBDHOS=1, half point if PEDBDSYS, PEDBDNET, or PEDBDVEN=1 1 point if PETHOS=1, half point if PETSYS, PETNET, or PETVEN=1 1 point if RADTHHOS=1, half point if RADTHSYS, RADTHNET, or RADTHVEN=1 1 point if REPROHOS=1, half point if REPROSYS, REPRONET, or REPROVEN=1 1 point if SPECTHOS=1, half point if SPECTSYS, SPECTNET, or SPECTVEN=1 1 point if ULTSNHOS=1, half point if ULTSNSYS, ULTSNNET, or ULTSNVEN=1 Cancer Technology <strong>Index</strong> 1 point if CTSCNHOS=1, half point if CTSCNSYS, CTSCNNET, or CTSCNVEN=1 1 point if MRIHOS=1, half point if MRISYS, MRINET, or MRIVEN=1 1 point if ONCOLHOS=1, half point if ONCOLSYS, ONCOLNET, or ONCOLVEN=1 1 point if PEDICHOS=1, half point if PEDICSYS, PEDICNET, or PEDICVEN=1 1 point if PETHOS=1, half point if PETSYS, PETNET, or PETVEN=1 1 point if RADTHHOS=1, half point if RADTHSYS, RADTHNET, or RADTHVEN=1 1 point if SPECTHOS=1, half point if SPECTSYS, SPECTNET, or SPECTVEN=1