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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/figures/figure5_re_rpt.jsp
July 01, 2016 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … statistics on the racial/ethnic composition of Barrow County, a table with the county grade for various measures
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/recnum/kidnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … RECNUM can be used to link the KID Core and Severity Measures file.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NISvariables1988-2014forHCUP-US.pdf
October 14, 2016 - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DIED
DISCWT
Core,
Hospital
Discharge weight on Core file and Hospital Weights … Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DISCWT
DISCWT_F Hospital Discharge weights … Yes Yes Yes -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DISCWT_F
DISCWT_S Hospital Discharge weights … - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DISCWT_S
DISCWT_U Hospital
Discharge weight on Core file and Hospital Weights … Stratum information is
also in the Hospital Weights file.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Yes Yes Yes
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NISvariables1988-2012forHCUP-US.pdf
May 14, 2013 - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DIED
DISCWT Core,
Hospital
Discharge weight on Core file and Hospital Weights … -- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DISCWT
DISCWT_F Hospital Discharge weights … Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DISCWT_F
DISCWT_S Hospital Discharge weights … - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DISCWT_S
DISCWT_U Hospital Discharge weight on Core file and Hospital Weights … Stratum information is also in the
Hospital Weights file.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Yes Yes Yes
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/StandAloneR_EExecSum4_28forweb.pdf
March 11, 2011 - health care quality varies by population; the 2009 edition concludes that nearly two-
thirds of the measures … categories of documents:
• Data reports: Compile race/ethnicity-specific metrics and performance measures … Indicators Presented, Unit(s) of Analysis, and Comparison Rate(s)
The most commonly presented measures … Every featured state data report also included measures
of health care access/utilization, such as avoidable … Some already measure
this while others are exploring ways to do so.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_2016.jsp
January 01, 2016 - of disease severity measures. … Linkage between the Inpatient Core file and the Disease Severity Measures file
Prior to the … files (record = hospital)
Table 3 for the Disease Severity Measures files (record = inpatient stay … Return to Introduction
Variance Calculations
It may be important for researchers to calculate a measure … of an appropriate method for calculating variances for nationwide estimates depends on the type of measure
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2023-01-NHQDRMethodsReport_508.pdf
November 21, 2023 - area-
based measures. … The AHRQ QIs measure an event that occurs in a hospital, requiring a numerator count of the
event of … The States that met the inclusion criteria for developing
the national-level weights in the final NHQDR … as a percent of the national
measure. … Discharge-level weights
included with the NEDS are used to produce national estimates.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/ReportcardsIB.pdf
September 26, 2011 - RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES:
STATE EXPERIENCE
Using Report Cards to Measure Racial … document states produce is a “report card,” or a publication that uses data
from race/ethnicity-specific measures … This issue brief focuses on New Mexico’s experience using report cards to
measure racial and ethnic … Report card measures assess risk factors and condition prevalence/incidence (e.g.,
youth obesity, chlamydia … Conclusion
State report cards that assign letter grades based on race/ethnicity-specific measures
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/index_stu.jsp
February 01, 2022 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … Sampling design - NIS
SASD
SEDD
Serving the Uninsured: Safety-Net Hospitals, 2003
Severity Measures … Hospital Market Structure (HMS) Files
Software Tools - KID-Trend File
Software Tools - NIS-Trend Weights … - HCUP Tools Loading Tutorial
Trends for National Estimates (PDF report)
Trend Tables
Trends Weights
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or20.jsp
July 01, 2014 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … Using SID as analytic dataset, report on quality/completeness of race data for AI/AN; other outcome measures
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/tkfeedback.jsp
July 01, 2016 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … Management)
Hospital-Specific Reports
POA Distribution Tables and Tables on Patient Safety Measures
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/corrections_2011.jsp
January 01, 2011 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … correctly merged with the Diagnosis and Procedure Groups File (NIS_2011_DX_PR_GRPS) or the Disease Severity Measures
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/HCUPOverviewDeck_121422.pdf
February 09, 2022 - assignment is not
mutually exclusive
Some codes cross-classified to
more than one comorbidity measure … Clinically similar comorbidity
measures
Some comorbidity measures
clinically similar but differentiated … American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files
• Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses
• Trend Weights … revisit/revisit.jsp
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/revisit/revisit.jsp
NIS and KID Trend Weights … Files Adjust Discharge
Weights for Longitudinal Analyses
• Adjust discharge weights to account for
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/data_collection.jsp
February 01, 2025 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … Linking laboratory data to administrative data also provides more accurate risk adjustments and better measures … While hospital datasets generally contain more detailed measures of patient demographics, comorbidities … Linked data can be used as a measure of patient outcomes based on hospital mortality rates, and also
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/NRD_Introduction_2010-2014.jsp
January 01, 2014 - Weights by Patient Age and Sex, 2011
Table A.5.5 Range of Discharge Weights by Patient Age and Sex … and Procedure Groups File (NRD_yyyy_DX_PR_GRPS.zip, where yyyy indicates the data year)
Severity Measures … Series reports that provide additional information on readmissions:
Overview of Key Readmission Measures … This report describes 12 key measures of hospital readmissions from different agencies or companies. … The 12 measures were selected for inclusion because they are: (1) endorsed by the National Quality Forum
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/Availability_of_KID_Data_Elements_2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - comorbidity measure: Depression -- -- Yes Yes Yes CM_DEPRESS
CM_DM Severity AHRQ comorbidity measure … comorbidity measure: Obesity -- -- Yes Yes Yes CM_OBESE
CM_PARA Severity AHRQ comorbidity measure: Paralysis … during hospitalization Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DIED
DISCWT Core
Discharge weight on Core file and Hospital Weights … those that involve total charges
DISCWT_U Core, Hospital Discharge weight on Core file and Hospital Weights … Stratum
information is also in the Hospital Weights file.
-- Yes Yes Yes Yes KID_STRATUM
LOS Core Length
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL20LOINCIntroductionHammond.pdf
February 25, 2008 - Examples
– Urine
– Blood
– Abdomen
– Heart
25 Feburary 2008 Hammond 11
TYPE OF SCALE
• The scale of measure … • Scales may be
– Quantitative (true measurement)
– Ordinal (ranked set of options)
– Nominal (e.g.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/2002niscomparisonrpt.jsp
June 01, 2016 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM
Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM
HCUP Supplemental Files
NIS-Trend Weights … As a result, the NIS includes approximately 7.8 million discharges from 984 hospitals, with weights to … Because NIS weights are based on the AHA survey, there was close agreement between the two sources. … The AHA-derived sampling weights in the NIS yield discharge counts consistent with the AHA universe, … When other differences were observed, inconsistency was generally limited to one other measure.
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2022-01-NHQDRMethodsReport.pdf
October 28, 2022 - area-
based measures. … The AHRQ QIs measure an event that occurs in a hospital, requiring a numerator count of the
event of … The States that met the inclusion criteria for developing
the national-level weights in the final NHQDR … as a percent of the national
measure. … Discharge-level weights
included with the NEDS are used to produce national estimates.
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2021-03-NHQDRMethodsReport.pdf
December 09, 2021 - area-
based measures. … The AHRQ QIs measure an event that occurs in a hospital, requiring a numerator count of the
event of … The States that met the inclusion criteria for developing
the national-level weights in the final NHQDR … as a percent of the national
measure. … Discharge-level weights
included with the NEDS are used to produce national estimates.