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  1. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/hosp_locteach/nisnote.jsp
    September 01, 2008 - Location: Prior to 2004 data, the urban/rural designation was based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas

  2. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) KID Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/hosp_locteach/kidnote.jsp
    September 01, 2008 - Location: Prior to 2004 data, the urban/rural designation was based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas

  3. Changes in Pediatric Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths in the Initial Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic (April–September 2020), 13 States (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb283-COVID-19-PediatricHosptl.pdf
    August 23, 2021 - With the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in early 2020, hospital utilization changed considerably, as areas … 2016–2019 was observed for Hispanic patients (24 percent decrease) and patients from high-income areas … all-cause in-hospital deaths decreased about 14 percent each for patients from large metropolitan (metro) areas … (1,200 to 1,030 deaths) and medium/small metro areas (700 to 600 deaths) in April–September 2020 versus

  4. Opioid-Related and Stimulant-Related Adult Inpatient Stays, 2012-2018 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb271-Stimulant-Opioid-Hospitalizations-2012-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - ■ Metro and rural-remote areas had similar rates of opioid-only and stimulant-only stays, but the … In 2018, metro and rural-remote areas had similar rates of opioid-only stays (295 and 293 per 100,000 … However, the rate of stays involving both opioids and stimulants was higher in urban areas than in rural … areas (76 per 100,000 population in metro areas and 50 per 100,000 population in rural-remote areas … codes into the following three categories: Metropolitan (metro) area: • Counties in metro areas

  5. Mental Health Disorders Among Delivery Inpatient Stays by Patient Race and Ethnicity, 2020 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb302-Deliveries-Mental-Health-Disorders-Race-2020.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - 2020 5 ■ Delivery stays for women residing in small metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas … health disorder diagnosis was higher for women residing in small metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas … compared with those residing in large metropolitan areas (11.9 and 11.3, respectively, vs. 9.5 per … compared with those residing in large metropolitan areas. … with at least 1 million residents), small metropolitan counties (include one or more urbanized areas

  6. Statistical Brief #125: Cancer Hospitalizations for Adults, 2009 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb125.pdf
    February 01, 2012 - hospitalization rates among patients residing in higher and lower income communities, rural and urban areas … b The rate of all other non‐maternal stays in medium and small metro areas is significantly different …  than in rural  areas at p < 0.05.  … of 1 million or greater – Large Fringe Metropolitan: Fringe counties of counties of metropolitan areas … www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/costtocharge.jsp. 9 – Small Metropolitan: Counties in metro areas

  7. CCR NIS User Guide 2001-2018 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ip-ccr/CCR-NIS-UserGuide-2001-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - All rural areas in each state are combined for a single wage index. … Geographic Adjustment Factor—GAF The Capital cost adjustment index for Core Based Statistical Areas … inpatient CCR, hosp-specific GAF Capital cost adjustment index for Core Based Statistical Areas

  8. Statistical Brief #150

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb150.jsp
    March 01, 2013 - The rate of ED visits for infectious enteritis was more than 75 percent higher in rural areas than in … urban areas (160 and 90 ED visits per 100,000, respectively). … As shown in figure 2, rural areas had higher rates of both ED visits and inpatient stays than did urban … areas. … The relative rate of ED visits per inpatient stay was only 1.3 to 1 in urban areas (90 ED visits for

  9. Introduction to HL7 Standards: v 2.x

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/HL7_v2_Standards_v2.jsp
    September 01, 2012 - information model Focused initially on needs of HIS, later versions expanded horizontally into other areas … be supported by HL7 in the future and will continue to be implemented by users v2.x Functional areas

  10. All-Cause Readmissions Following Hospital Stays for Patients With Malnutrition, 2013 #218

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb218-Malnutrition-Readmissions-2013.jsp
    December 01, 2016 - among adults aged 18-64 years, those paid by Medicaid, and those for patients residing in metropolitan areas … the readmission rate was higher for those who resided in metropolitan compared with nonmetropolitan areas … For both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, patients with malnutrition during an index stay had … with 1 million or more residents Large Fringe Metropolitan: includes counties of metropolitan areas … with 1 million or more residents Medium and Small Metropolitan: includes areas with 50,000 to 999,999

  11. Population Denominator Data Sources and Data for Use with HCUP Databases (Updated with 2020 Population Data) (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS-2021-04-PopulationReport.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Nielsen uses intra-census methods to estimate household and demographic statistics for geographic areas … classifies U.S. counties by size of the largest city and nearness to metropolitan and micropolitan areas … Update Cycle: On-going Data System Home Page: www.hrsa.gov/index.html Health Professional Shortage Areas … Urban-rural classification based on Census data Population Targeted: Populations in urban and rural areas … distinctions and is unique in differentiating between central and fringe counties of large metropolitan areas

  12. Population Denominator Data Sources and Data for Use with HCUP Databases (Updated with 2021 Population Data) (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2022-03-PopulationReport.pdf
    December 15, 2022 - Location Census ERS Census ERS Census ERS WWAMI RHRC Health Professionals Shortage Areas … Claritas uses intra-census methods to estimate household and demographic statistics for geographic areas … classifies U.S. counties by size of the largest city and nearness to metropolitan and micropolitan areas … Update Cycle: On-going Data System Home Page: www.hrsa.gov/index.html Health Professional Shortage Areas … Urban-rural classification based on Census data Population Targeted: Populations in urban and rural areas

  13. MS-2020-02 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2020-02.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Location Census ERS Census ERS Census ERS WWAMI RHRC Health Professionals Shortage Areas … Nielsen uses intra-census methods to estimate household and demographic statistics for geographic areas … classifies U.S. counties by size of the largest city and nearness to metropolitan and micropolitan areas … Cycle: On-going Data System Home Page: www.hrsa.gov/index.html Health Professional Shortage Areas … Urban-rural classification based on Census data Population Targeted: Populations in urban and rural areas

  14. Microsoft Word - HMSUserGuide2000.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/hms/HMSUserGuide2000.pdf
    January 10, 2007 - Boundaries Markets defined by geopolitical boundaries are based on counties, Metropolitan Statistical Areas … (MSA), and Health Service Areas (HSA).

  15. Microsoft Word - HMSUserGuide1997.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/hms/HMSUserGuide1997.pdf
    January 10, 2007 - Guide Markets defined by geopolitical boundaries are based on counties, Metropolitan Statistical Areas … (MSA), and Health Service Areas (HSA).

  16. Neds 2016 Hospital Maskedstats (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/stats/NEDS_2016_Hospital_MaskedStats.PDF
    January 01, 2016 - Hospital File Frequency Distribution for HOSP_URCAT4 HOSP_URCAT4 Frequency Percent 1: Large metropolitan areas … with at least 1 million residents 307 32.21 2: Small metropolitan areas with less than 1 million residents … 255 26.76 3: Micropolitan areas 134 14.06 4: Not metropolitan or micropolitan 221 23.19 8: Metropolitan … areas (1 or 2) <= 10 *.** 9: Non metropolitan areas (3 or 4) 26 2.73 please refer to the section

  17. HCUP-US SID Overview

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sidoverview.jsp
    January 01, 2025 - Contents: About the SID SID Data Elements SID File Structure SID Areas of Research and HCUP … Return to Contents   SID Areas of Research and HCUP Publications Researchers and policymakers

  18. Statistical Brief #159

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.jsp
    July 01, 2013 - The trends in other metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas did not demonstrate a significant change … Patients residing in rural areas (not metropolitan or micropolitan) had adjusted rates of perforated … that were 12 to 20 percent higher than individuals residing in large central and fringe metropolitan areas … million or more residents Large Fringe Metropolitan: Fringe counties of counties of metropolitan areas … with 1 million or more residents Medium Metropolitan: Counties in metropolitan areas of 250,000–999,999

  19. Inpatient Stays Involving Atrial Fibrillation, 1998-2014 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb236-Atrial-Fibrillation-Hospital-Stays-Trends.pdf
    August 22, 2017 - highest among adults aged 85 years or older (16,309 per 100,000 adults) and patients who lived in areas … Patients who resided in the poorest areas (quartiles 1 and 2) had the highest rates of stays involving … Patients who resided in rural areas had a higher rate of stays involving atrial fibrillation (2,053 per … 100,000 population) compared with those from micropolitan areas (1,866 per 100,000) and small and … large metropolitan areas (1,595 and 1,485 per 100,000 population, respectively).

  20. POPULATION DENOMINATOR DATA FOR USE WITH THE HCUP DATABASES (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2017-04.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Location Census ERS Census ERS Census ERS WWAMI RHRC Health Professionals Shortage Areas … Nielsen uses intra-census methods to estimate household and demographic statistics for geographic areas … classifies U.S. counties by size of the largest city and nearness to metropolitan and micropolitan areas … On-going Data System Home Page: https://www.hrsa.gov/index.html Health Professional Shortage Areas … The ten topical areas include: access to care, cost and affordability, coverage, health information
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