The 2003 Index of Hospital Quality

The following variables, used to construct structural elements of the 2003 IHQ, were taken from the
2001 Annual Survey of Hospitals Data Base published by the American Hospital Association.
All Hospital Index (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 Index
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