-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nis_statelevelestimates.jsp
January 01, 2016 - However, these NIS samples were not designed to yield a representative sample of hospitals at the State … Each NIS sample is drawn from the sampling frame consisting of discharge data submitted by HCUP Partners—statewide … Consequently, the sample of NIS hospitals is unlikely to be representative of hospitals in the State, … and the NIS sample weights will not be appropriate at the State level. … Moreover, the NIS is composed of all discharges from a sample of hospitals (a cluster sample).
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/nationalestimates/508_course/508course_2023.jsp
January 01, 2023 - HCUP Sample Design tutorial. … HCUP Sample Design tutorial. … Surgery Sample (NASS)! … HCUP Sample Design tutorial. … HCUP Sample Design tutorial.
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/moa.pdf
March 28, 2022 - NRD
HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT (HCUP)
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Sample … National Inpatient Sample (NIS3) – The HCUP NIS approximates a 20 percent stratified
sample of all … Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) - The NASS consists of a sample of
hospital-owned outpatient … was renamed National Inpatient Sample to reflect sample design changes effective with the
2012 NIS. … Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) – The NEDS consists of a sample of
hospital-based emergency
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/TrendReport2005_1.pdf
March 19, 2004 - Using the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample to
Estimate Trends. … 6,156,188 Total sample discharges*
1992 No states added 11 40 856 6,008,001 6,195,744 Total sample … Consequently, the effect on sample estimates will be small. … Even in statistical routines that
fail to account for the sample design, the sample weights can usually … Instead, the sample design must be modeled.
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nistrends.jsp
May 01, 2015 - 1993-2002 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Supplemental Discharge-Level Files and 1993-2011 NIS Trend … NIS-Trend Weights Files
1993-2011 NIS Trend Weights Files and 1993-2002 Nationwide Inpatient Sample … The 1993-2002 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Supplemental Discharge-Level Files facilitate analysis … Discharge-Level Files
Internet Citation: 1993-2002 Nationwide Inpatient Sample
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/reports/KID_design_rpt_2003.jsp
January 01, 2003 - Sample Design
Design Considerations
The overall design objective was to select a sample of pediatric … Another strategy is to use sample weight adjustments to compensate for missing values. … "KID Sample Hospitals@ lists the hospitals selected for the KID. … In some instances, strata were collapsed for sample weight calculations. … Different methods are used for calculating variances under the two sample theories.
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_1999_HOSPITAL.pdf
January 01, 1999 - /172.16.18.243/db/nation/nis/nishospnotes.jsp
Description of Data Elements
Nationwide Inpatient Sample … Please refer
to the Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for specific information on
which states … and hospital weights, see the year-specific report on
the Design of the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample … discharges in
STRATUM
6(n) Number of sample discharges in STRATUM
State Specific Notes
22 … S_HOSP_U - Number of sample hospitals in STRATUM
S_HOSP_U contains the number of sampled hospitals
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/2018_NASS_Introduction.pdf
January 01, 2018 - • The HCUP Sample Design tutorial is designed to help users learn how to account for
sample design … On the basis of the set of
NASS sample hospitals and universe totals, sample weights are computed that … Computation of sample weights is straightforward. … universe to sample encounter
volumes so that the sample volume is inflated to agree with the universe … NASS Target Universe, Sampling Frame, and Final Sample
Characteristics, 2018
Sample Description
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/infographics/SAMSHA_opioids.pdf
January 18, 2022 - Infographic - More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment
This Is a Sample … for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient
Sample … and Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2017.
2014
177.7
18.3%
2015
*Change not
statistically
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS2007v2IntroductionRevised.pdf
November 01, 2015 - The main objective of a stratified sample is to ensure that
the sample is representative of the target … (universe) ÷ Ns(sample)
where Ws(universe) was the ED universe weight, and Ns(universe) and Ns(sample … A larger sample would be cumbersome for data users given that a 20% sample
contains over 25 million … The HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) uses the same
stratified sample design, so techniques appropriate … Sample (NEDS)
Nationwide sample drawn from the
HCUP SID and SEDD, stratified and
weighted to be
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS2008Introductionv3.pdf
November 01, 2015 - The main objective of a stratified sample is to ensure that
the sample is representative of the target … (universe) ÷ Ns(sample)
where Ws(universe) was the ED universe weight, and Ns(universe) and Ns(sample … A larger sample would be cumbersome for data users given that a 20% sample
contains over 28 million … The HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) uses the same
stratified sample design, so techniques appropriate … Sample (NEDS)
Nationwide sample drawn from the
HCUP SID and SEDD, stratified and
weighted to be
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NISRedesignFinalReport040914.pdf
June 11, 2014 - The systematic sample is a self-weighted
sample design that is similar to simple random sampling, but … Switching to the systematic sample design from the present NIS sample design7
2. … Switching to the systematic sample design from the present NIS sample design16
2. … sample designs. … sample (SYS).
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2014-04.pdf
January 01, 2014 - The systematic sample is a self-weighted
sample design that is similar to simple random sampling, but … Switching to the systematic sample design from the present NIS sample design7
2. … Switching to the systematic sample design from the present NIS sample design16
2. … sample designs. … sample (SYS).
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_2006v2_IntroductionRevised.pdf
November 01, 2015 - The main objective of a stratified sample is to ensure that the sample is
representative of the target … (universe) ÷ Ns(sample)
where Ws(universe) was the ED universe weight, and Ns(universe) and Ns(sample … A larger sample would be cumbersome for data users given that a 20% sample
contains over 25 million … The HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) uses the same
stratified sample design, so techniques appropriate … Sample (NEDS)
Nationwide sample drawn from the
HCUP SID and SEDD, stratified and
weighted to be
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_2007_Introduction_v5.pdf
January 01, 2007 - The main objective of a stratified sample is to ensure that
the sample is representative of the target … (universe) ÷ Ns(sample)
where Ws(universe) was the ED universe weight, and Ns(universe) and Ns(sample … A larger sample would be cumbersome for data users given that a 20% sample
contains over 25 million … The HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) uses
the same stratified sample design, so techniques appropriate … Sample (NEDS)
Nationwide sample drawn from the
HCUP SID and SEDD, stratified and
weighted to be
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_2006_Introductionv4.pdf
January 01, 2006 - The main objective of a stratified sample is to ensure that the sample is
representative of the target … (universe) ÷ Ns(sample)
where Ws(universe) was the ED universe weight, and Ns(universe) and Ns(sample … A larger sample would be cumbersome for data users given that a 20% sample
contains over 25 million … The HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) uses
the same stratified sample design, so techniques appropriate … HCUP Nationwide Emergency
Department Sample (NEDS)
Nationwide sample drawn from the
HCUP SID and
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/DataElements_NIS_2000_HOSPITAL.pdf
January 01, 2000 - DataElements_NIS_2000_HOSPITAL.doc
Description of Data Elements
Nationwide Inpatient Sample … Please refer to the Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient
Sample for specific information on which states … HCUP NIS (5/23/02) Description of Data Elements 25
S_HOSP_U - Number of sample hospitals in … Uniform Values
Variable Description Value Value Description
S_HOSP_U Number of
sample
hospitals … in
NIS_STRATUM
nn Number of sample hospitals in
NIS_STRATUM
State Specific Notes
None
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/methods.jsp
February 01, 2025 - )
Report #2017-02
Feasibility Report on Redesigning the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample … with 2012 HCUP Data) (PDF file, 429 KB)
Report #2015-04
2012 National Inpatient Sample … 2013 HCUP Data) (PDF file, 542 KB)
Report #2015-09
Calculating National Inpatient Sample … ( PDF file, 502 KB; Excel file, 156 KB)
Report #2014-04
Nationwide Inpatient Sample … , 2006 (PDF file, 248 KB)
2008
Report #2008-01
2005 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_1998_Hospital.pdf
January 01, 1998 - and hospital weights, see the year-specific report on
the Design of the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample … and hospital weights, see the year-specific report on the Design of the HCUP Nationwide
Inpatient Sample … the NIS sampling design, see the year-specific report on the Design of the
HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample … When sample size was sufficiently large, hospitals were stratified as public,
voluntary, and proprietary … General Notes
Uniform Values
Variable Description Value Value Description
S_DISC_U Number of sample
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nassoverview.jsp
July 01, 2025 - QUERY TOOLS
NASS Overview
Overview of the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample … (NASS)
The Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) is part of a family of databases and software … Changes to the procedures considered in scope for the NASS sample can change from year to year. … facilities located in 33 States and the District of Columbia, approximating a 65-percent stratified sample … Procedures considered in scope for the NASS sample can change from year to year.