A federally mandated database collected on all inpatients discharged from a hospital is the:

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UHDDS (Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set) is a federally mandated database collected on all inpatients discharged from hospitals in the US. The database includes patient demographic information, admission and discharge dates, principal diagnosis and secondary diagnoses, procedures performed, and the patient's disposition upon discharge. It was created to standardize hospital discharge data and ensure that it is collected consistently across all healthcare facilities. The other options are not relevant to this specific database.

A Federally Mandated Database Collected on All Inpatients Discharged from a Hospital