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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/weights/SPSSload_NIS_2011_HOSPITAL_TrendWt.SPS
January 01, 2011 - HOSPID "HCUP hospital identification number"
TRENDWT "Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_1998.jsp
January 01, 1998 - death: (0) did not die during hospitalization, (1) died during hospitalization
DISCWT
Discharge weight … (on Core file and Hospital Weights file)
DISCWT10
Discharge weight (on 10% subsample file) … identifier that matches AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals (not available for all states)
DISCWT
Weight … for all states)
HOSPST
state postal code for hospital (e.g., AZ for Arizona)
HOSPWT
Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/NIS_2007_MaskedStats_Hospital.PDF
January 01, 2007 - Means of Continuous Data Elements
Variable / Label N N Miss Minimum Maximum Mean Std Dev
DISCWT : Weight … HOSPSTCO : Hospital modified FIPS state/county code 646 398 4003.00 55139.00 25760.55 16140.60
HOSPWT : Weight … 14:46 Friday, June 12, 2009 20
Univariates of Selected Continuous Data Elements
Variable: DISCWT (Weight … 14:46 Friday, June 12, 2009 20
Univariates of Selected Continuous Data Elements
Variable: DISCWT (Weight … 14:46 Friday, June 12, 2009 21
Univariates of Selected Continuous Data Elements
Variable: DISCWT (Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/FileSpecifications_NIS_2000_Supplemental.TXT
January 01, 2000 - Data element label
NIS 2000 Supplemental 1 TRENDWT 1 11 7 Num Trend weight … Quartiles for Patient's ZIP Code
NIS 2000 Supplemental 25 TRENDWTcharge 82 92 7 Num Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/pgms/SPSSload_NIS_2000_Supplemental.SPS
January 01, 2000 - VARIABLE LABELS
TRENDWT "Trend weight to discharges in the universe"
NDX … "Median Household Income Quartiles for Patient's ZIP Code"
TRENDWTcharge "Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/hi8.pdf
November 15, 2013 - HL7 Integration Engine Vendor Evaluation Template
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HL7 Integration Engine Vendor Evaluation Template
HHIC
Weighting
Factor
Vendor #1 Weighted
Score
Vendor #2 Weighted
Score
Vendor #3 Weighted
Score
Vendor #4 Weighted
Score
Scalability
Ability to support 100% …
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/Overview_of_NIS_1999.pdf
January 01, 1999 - death: (0) did not die during hospitalization, (1) died during
hospitalization
DISCWT Discharge weight … (on Core file and Hospital Weights file)
DISCWT10 Discharge weight (on 10% subsample file)
DISPUB92 … identifier that matches AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals (not
available for all states)
DISCWT Weight … available for all states)
HOSPST Hospital state postal code for hospital (e.g., AZ for Arizona)
HOSPWT Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/Overview_of_NIS_1998.pdf
January 01, 1998 - death: (0) did not die during hospitalization, (1) died during
hospitalization
DISCWT Discharge weight … (on Core file and Hospital Weights file)
DISCWT10 Discharge weight (on 10% subsample file) … identifier that matches AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals (not
available for all states)
DISCWT Weight … for all states)
HOSPST Hospital state postal code for hospital (e.g., AZ for Arizona)
HOSPWT Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/kidchecklist.jsp
November 01, 2024 - To generate national estimates using the KID, use the discharge-level weight (DISCWT) to estimate discharges
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2008_06_Addendum_to_MS-2008-06_fnl_072009.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Microsoft Word - Addendum to MS-2008-06_fnl 072009.doc
Addendum to Methods for HCUP Data July 20, 2009
in the 2008 NHDR
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ADDENDUM TO
Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Data for the Sixth (2008) National Healthcare Disparities Report.
http://ww…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2021-02-HospDist-DataSuppl.xlsx
December 03, 2021 - Methods for Calculating Patient Travel Distance to Hospital in HCUP Data – Data Supplements
Supplement 1
Supplement 1. Distribution of difference (in miles) between geocode methods, by patient region, division, and urban/rural location, 2018
Location geocode comparison Census region Census division Urban/rural locat…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nisoverview.jsp
February 01, 2025 - HCUP-US NIS Overview
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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FAQs
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/corrections_1994_1997.jsp
January 01, 1994 - NIS Database Documentation - Corrections 1994-1997
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_1999.jsp
January 01, 1999 - death: (0) did not die during hospitalization, (1) died during hospitalization
DISCWT
Discharge weight … (on Core file and Hospital Weights file)
DISCWT10
Discharge weight (on 10% subsample file) … identifier that matches AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals (not available for all states)
DISCWT
Weight … for all states)
HOSPST
state postal code for hospital (e.g., AZ for Arizona)
HOSPWT
Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Within each stratum, s, each NRD inpatient admission received a weight:
DISCWTi,j = Ns(universe) … Therefore, each
discharge's weight (DISCWTi,j) is equal to the number of inpatient discharges it represents … age distribution of the SID discharges, we collapsed some strata in
the target universe prior to the weight … Calculating Nationally Weighted Estimates
An analyst using the NRD must use the discharge-level weight … Use
LOS Length of stay, edited
TOTCHG Total charges, edited
Weighting
DISCWT NRD discharge weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/hi8.jsp
August 07, 2014 - HL7 Integration Engine Vendor Evaluation Template.
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
Search All AHRQ Websites
Careers
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FAQs
…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2016.jsp
January 01, 2016 - Within each stratum, s , each NRD inpatient admission received a weight:
DISCWT i,j = Ns(universe … Therefore, each discharge's weight (DISCWT i,j ) is equal to the number of inpatient discharges it represents … age distribution of the SID discharges, we collapsed some strata in the target universe prior to the weight … Calculating Nationally Weighted Estimates
An analyst using the NRD must use the discharge-level weight … Length of stay, edited
TOTCHG
Total charges, edited
Weighting
DISCWT
NRD discharge weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2017.jsp
January 01, 2017 - Within each stratum, s , each NRD inpatient admission received a weight:
DISCWT i,j = Ns(universe … Therefore, each discharge's weight (DISCWT i,j ) is equal to the number of inpatient discharges it represents … age distribution of the SID discharges, we collapsed some strata in the target universe prior to the weight … Calculating Nationally Weighted Estimates
An analyst using the NRD must use the discharge-level weight … Length of stay, edited
TOTCHG
Total charges, edited
Weighting
DISCWT
NRD discharge weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/NRD_Introduction_2010-2014.jsp
January 01, 2014 - Within each stratum, s, each NRD inpatient admission received a weight:
DISCWT i,j = Ns(universe) … age distribution of the SID discharges, we collapsed some strata in the target universe prior to the weight … Calculating Nationally Weighted Estimates
An analyst using the NRD must use the discharge-level weight … Length of stay, edited
TOTCHG
Total charges, edited
Weighting
DISCWT
NRD discharge weight … (1) comorbidity present, (0) comorbidity not present
CM_WGHTLOSS
AHRQ comorbidity measure - Weight
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Within each stratum, s, each NRD inpatient admission received a weight:
DISCWTi,j = Ns(universe) … Therefore, each
discharge's weight (DISCWTi,j) is equal to the number of inpatient discharges it represents … age distribution of the SID discharges, we collapsed some strata in
the target universe prior to the weight … Calculating Nationally Weighted Estimates
An analyst using the NRD must use the discharge-level weight … Use
LOS Length of stay, edited
TOTCHG Total charges, edited
Weighting
DISCWT
NRD discharge weight