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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 10129
Database ID: 1396
Record Series Title: HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DATA
Record Series Abstract: DATA FROM INSURANCE CLAIM FORMS. HOSPITALS ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO SUBMIT CLAIMS DATA ON ALL PATIENTS DISCHARGED. THIS SYSTEM PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ASSESS AND COMPARE HOSPITAL CHARGES & AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY BY Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG),AS WELL AS LOOK AT ETC.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Calendar Year
If Other, Explain:
Total Retention: 20 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: THE FILES ARE TO BE CUT OFF AT THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR THEN, MAINTAIN IN AGENCY 20 YEAR(S); THEN DESTROY BY STATE APPROVED METHODS
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 1396
Record Location: DATA CENTER
File Arrangement: Date, alpha, numeric
Media Format Generated: Electronic
Media Format Stored: ELECTRONIC
Date Range: 1996-Current
Annual Accumulation: 13GB
Current Volume: 252GB
Record Value: Administrative, Legal
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 1
Past Year: 1
2 - 5 Years: 1
Over 5 Years: 1
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SURROUNDING STATES, TBI, TNCARE
Essential Record: FALSE
Essential Record Stored:
Essential Record Media Type:
Confidential: FALSE
Confidential Legal Citation:
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 20
Agency Retention - Years Active:
Agency Retention - Years Inactive:
Records Center Retention Period:
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: TCA 68-1-108
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DATA
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: VMware, OIR Data Center File Server currently resides on DC0419006WF000. Recovery requires a standard server with MS Windows 2003 or greater operating system with 210 gigabytes of available disk space. Database Server Currently resides on DC0419006WF000. Recovery requires a standard file server with Windows 2003 or greater operating system. Database on DC20SDCWB00001. Recovery requires an encrypted SQL Server 2008 with 35.02 gigabytes of available disk space
Software Description: FILESHARE
System Location: DATA CENTER SOUTH, SMYRNA, TN
Backup Procedures: Daily, by OIR, following OIR established policy & procedures. File server and database server backups are performed daily by OIR.
Disaster Recovery: OIR network recovery policy & procedures. Non-critical recovery time. Location: Data Center South RTO:> 2 weeks RPO: 24 hours OIR Level: Bronze
Data Migration Description: Date migration typically occurs every 5-10 years as advancements are made in technology.
Metadata Description: The Hospital Discharge Data System (HDDS) collects and summarizes hospital claims data so that charges for similar types of services may be analyzed and compared in order to help promote a more price competitive environment in the medical marketplace. This data also provides useful information for assessing the health status of Tennesseans.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Lois Holt-Cooper
Job Title: Records Officer
Address 1: 710 James Robertson Parkway
Address 2: 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-741-4411
Email: Lois.Holt-Cooper@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Health
Agency Head: John J. Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Director: Lori B. Ferranti, PhD, MBA, RN
Allotment Code: 34320
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 09-08-2016 No recommend changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 09-08-2016 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2016-09-08 We have reviewed RDA 10129 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 09-13-2016 Thank you.
RMD Director Recomendations: 09-29-2016 RDA 10129 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention will remain twenty years and destroy and the format electronic. The Abstract, Disposition Notes, and Worksheet have been updated. Recommend approval of request to revise RDA 10129.
Signed Form Received: 2016-09-29
PRC Meeting Date: 11-03-2016
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 10129.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
1396 10129 2016-11-03 Approved
2516 10129 2019-05-22 Approved