NCH Weekly Claim Processing Date

This variable is contained in the following files:

Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Home Health Agency Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Hospice Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Inpatient Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Outpatient Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Skilled Nursing Facility

SAS Name

NCH_WKLY_PROC_DT

The date the weekly NCH database load process cycle begins, during which the claim records are loaded into the Nearline file. This date will always be a Friday, although the claims will actually be appended to the database subsequent to the date.

Source: NCH