This variable is the count of home health (HH) visits for the year. The CCW variable CLM_HHA_TOT_VISIT_CNT is used to obtain this variable.
Comments
The CLM_FROM_DT for the first claim associated with the stay must have been in the year of the data file, however it was permissible for the CLM_THRU_DT to have occurred in January of the following year.
The CLM_FROM_DT for the first claim associated with the stay must have been in the year of the data file, however it was permissible for the CLM_THRU_DT to have occurred in January of the following year.
Source: CCW (derived)