Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Identification Number

SAS Name
ACO_ID_NUM

The field at the claim level to identify the unique identification number assigned to the Accountable Care Organization (ACO).

Comments

This field comes from the Claim ACO Identification Number (CLM_ACO_ID_NUM) that is present on the first claim record included in the stay. If there is no CLM_ACO_ID_NUM on the 1st claim then take the first found on any of the other claims that make up the stay.

Source: NCH