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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/HCUPFactSheet.pdf
March 23, 2022 - State Inpatient Databases (SID)
with verified patient linkage numbers to create estimates of national readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/data_collection.jsp
February 01, 2025 - as a measure of patient outcomes based on hospital mortality rates, and also allow for assessment of readmission … since failure to account for out-of-hospital deaths may underestimate hospital readmission rates.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/nrd_daystoevent/nrdnote.jsp
August 01, 2015 - The number of days between the start of each admission is 15 days (1124 - 1109 = 15)
Readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/citations.jsp
April 01, 2021 - all-cause readmissions for patients who underwent a hysterectomy using discharge data from the Nationwide Readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/LimitationsonUsingtheNRD.pdf
December 25, 2022 - LimitationsonUsingNRD
Limitations on Using the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD)
Consider Each Year of the NRD as a Separate Sample
The patient linkage numbers (NRD_VisitLink) do not track the same patient across years of the
NRD. Additionally, the hospital identifiers (HOSP_NRD) do not track the sampled ho…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/hi.jsp
October 01, 2010 - study that will examine the outcomes of care (e.g., length of stay, cost, in-hospital death, 30-day readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2016-07.pdf
January 01, 2016 - to a Designated Cancer Center or Children's
Hospital With a Planned Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Readmission … Discharged/Transferred to a Critical Access Hospital With a Planned
Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Readmission … /Law Enforcement
81 Discharged to Home or Self Care with a Planned Acute Care Hospital
Inpatient Readmission … 87 Discharged/Transferred to Court/Law Enforcement with a Planned Acute
Care Hospital Inpatient Readmission … to a Designated Cancer Center or Children's
Hospital With a Planned Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/ny.jsp
October 01, 2010 - employ risk adjusted mortality rates, risk-adjusted length of stay in acute hospital facilities, and readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2011_06.pdf
January 01, 2011 - To prepare the SID for the readmission analysis, the following steps were taken:
1. … This type of readmission uses the same
CCS categories identified above. … For the analysis we looked at both readmission rates and cost using the following methodology:
Readmission … Readmission rates were calculated as the percentage of index events
with at least one readmission by … No risk adjustment was made to the readmission rates or costs.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/nationalestimates/508_course/508course_2023.jsp
January 01, 2023 - These are two critical components of a readmission analysis:
Index event: Initial inpatient stay … Readmission: A subsequent inpatient stay within a specified time period; the readmission may be for … Additional information on defining the index event and readmission is available in the NRD Introduction … However, it should be noted that users should define the index event (as well as the readmission) based … HCUP Diagnosis and Procedure Frequency Tables, or HCUPnet as the definitions of an index event and readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/case_for_cd.jsp
October 01, 2014 - Although a limited number of patient outcomes such as hospital readmission rates, emergency department
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2010_06.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Readmission rates and costs for CHF, asthma, and asthma/COPD were examined for 2007. … To prepare the SID
for the readmission analysis, the following steps were taken:
1. … This type of readmission uses the same
CCS categories identified above. … For the analysis we looked at both readmission rates and cost using the following methodology:
Readmission … No risk adjustment was made to the readmission rates or costs.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/ny14.pdf
March 20, 2012 - reports that provide:
comparative risk-adjusted mortality, serious inpatient complication, and readmission … study will focus on prolonged hospitalizations, serious complications that are fatal,
or result in readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/procedure/procedure.jsp
July 01, 2025 - Classes tool Usage
The HCUP Procedure Classes tool is used in the risk adjustment approach for CMS' readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/Hospital_Recruitment_Letter_VA.pdf
August 01, 2009 - reports using the AHRQ Quality and Patient Safety Indicators, enhanced VHI cardiac
care mortality and readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/hcup_fact_sheet.jsp
April 01, 2022 - Inpatient Databases (SID)
with verified patient linkage numbers to create estimates of national readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/ny14.jsp
September 01, 2014 - reports that provide:
comparative risk-adjusted mortality, serious inpatient complication, and readmission … study will focus on prolonged hospitalizations, serious complications that
are fatal, or result in readmission
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/databases.jsp
January 01, 2025 - Nationwide HCUP Databases
HCUP's Nationwide databases can be used to identify, track, and analyze national trends in healthcare utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes.
National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS)
NIS Database Documentation
Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID)
KID Data…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/hcup_90_min_pres.jsp
December 01, 2022 - Readmission
analyses possible in some States.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/moa.pdf
March 28, 2022 - The NRD was designed to support
various types of analyses of national readmission rates.