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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2018-01.pdf
January 01, 2018 - DEPARTMENT RATES FOR SELECTED AHRQ QUALITY
INDICATORS
The HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Samples … We consider the SID to be samples from a “super-population”
for purposes of variance estimation.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2017-03.pdf
January 01, 2017 - DEPARTMENT RATES FOR SELECTED AHRQ QUALITY
INDICATORS
The HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Samples … We consider the SID to be samples from a “super-population”
for purposes of variance estimation.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/Comparison_Report_NIS61997Final.pdf
August 09, 2000 - Statistical comparisons of in-hospital mortality estimates between the NIS and the NHDS
samples were … RESULTS
Comparisons Between the NIS and the NHDS
Since the NIS and the NHDS represent different samples … ”
race is higher than the NHDS estimate by 99 percent, primarily due to differences between the
two samples
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2016-01.pdf
January 01, 2016 - DEPARTMENT RATES FOR SELECTED AHRQ QUALITY
INDICATORS
The HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Samples … We consider the SID to be samples from a “super-population”
for purposes of variance estimation.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nisdbdocumentation.jsp
May 01, 2025 - National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database Documentation
The National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) is the largest publicly available all-payer inpatient care database in the United States, containing data on more than seven million hospital stays. Its large sample size is ideal for developing nati…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/nedschecklist.jsp
November 01, 2024 - Checklist for Working with the NEDS
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/DataElements_NIS_2003_HOSPITAL.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Description of Data Elements - Hospital Notes
Description of Data Elements
Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
Hospital Weights File
This document contains cumulative descriptions of data elements
across all states and years of HCUP data from…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/DataElements_NIS_2002_Hospital.pdf
January 01, 2002 - Description of Data Elements
Description of Data Elements
Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
Hospital Weights File
This document contains cumulative descriptions of data elements across all
states and years of HCUP data from 1988 to the current data year. Please
refer to the Intro…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/nedsdbdocumentation.jsp
May 01, 2025 - Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) Database Documentation
The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) produces national estimates about emergency department (ED) visits across the country. The NEDS describes ED visits, regardless of whether they result in admission. One of the most distinctive fea…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NISVarianceReport_Notification.pdf
July 01, 2004 - Microsoft Word - NISVarianceReport_Notification.doc
DATE: July 1, 2004
TO: Users of the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
and Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID)
SUBJECT: Corrections to instructions on how to calculate variances
(standard errors)
Page 1 of 2
Memorandum
We have recently uncove…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/s_disc_u/nassnote.jsp
August 01, 2019 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NASS Notes
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/s_hosp_u/nassnote.jsp
August 01, 2019 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NASS Notes
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS2015Introduction.pdf
December 01, 2017 - HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP
HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP
A FEDERAL-STATE-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH DATA
Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
INTRODUCTION TO
THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS)
2015
These pages …
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/DataElements_NIS_2004_Hospital.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Description of Data Elements - Hospital Notes
Description of Data Elements
Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
Hospital Weights File
This document contains cumulative descriptions of data elements across all
states and years of HCUP data from …
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/tools/stats/KID_1997_HOSPITAL.txt
January 01, 1997 - Columns Description:
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1- 3 Database name
5- 8 Discharge year of data
10-14 File name
19-21 Variable number
23-30 Variable name
32-34 Starting column of variable in ASCII file
36-38 Ending column of variable in ASCII file
40 Non-zero number of digits …
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_8.pdf
January 01, 2006 - used to create the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample
(NIS), except that the disparities analysis file samples
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/figures/8_01.jsp
Figure 8 : Number of Hospitals in 2003 Universe, Frame, Sample, Target, and Surplus, by Region
Figure 8 : Number of Hospitals in 2001 Universe, Frame, Target, Sample, and Surplus, by Region
Hospital Region
Hospitals in Universe
Hospitals in Frame
Hospitals in Target
Hospitals in Sample
Surplus…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/figures/nis_figure8_2008.jsp
January 01, 2008 - Figure 8: Number of Hospitals in the 2006 Universe, Frame, Sample, Target, and Surplus, by Region
Figure 8: Number of Hospitals in the 2006 Universe, Frame, Sample, Target, and Surplus, by Region
Region
Hospitals in Universe
Hospitals in Frame
Hospitals in Target
Hospitals in Sample
Surplu…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/figures/8_05.jsp
Figure 8 : Number of Hospitals in 2005 Universe, Frame, Sample, Target, and Surplus, by Region
Figure 8 : Number of Hospitals in 2005 Universe, Frame, Sample, Target, and Surplus, by Region
Hospital Region
Hospitals in Universe
Hospitals in Frame
Hospitals in Target
Hospitals in Sample
Surplus…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/figures/8_02.jsp
Figure 8 : Number of Hospitals in 2003 Universe, Frame, Sample, Target, and Surplus, by Region
Figure 8 : Number of Hospitals in 2002 Universe, Frame, Target, Sample, and Surplus, by Region
Hospital Region
Hospitals in Universe
Hospitals in Frame
Hospitals in Target
Hospitals in Sample
Surplus…