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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
State Inpatient Database (HCUP-SID)
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| Study Number |
U07_9599 |
| Background of Dataset |
| Purpose of the Data Set |
To provide information on the hospital inpatient
discharge records of 24 states. |
| Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion |
What types of hospitals are included
depends on the information provided by the states' Data Organizations
and how the information was handled during HCUP processing. |
| Age Range Included |
All. |
| Method(s) of Data Gathering |
Information reported by the Data Organization of
each state. Many states report from existing discharge data sets. |
| Sampling Frame/Design |
N/A |
| Limitation(s) of Study |
N/A |
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Year(s) Available
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1995, 1997 and 1999. |
| Number of Observations |
Over 10,000 discharges from each state. |
| Unit of Observation |
Hospital discharge. |
| Publisher(s) |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| Contact Information/Web Address |
http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup |
| Condition of Use |
Users must sign a data use agreement. |
| Contents of Database |
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Key Linking Variables
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•Patient identifier
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•Physician identifier
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Yes, encrypted. |
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•Health facility identifier
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Yes, AHA identifier. |
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•Geographic identifier
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By state, and county of hospital. By zip, county
and state of patient for some states. |
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•Other identifier
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| Demographics Information |
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•Sex
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Yes. |
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•Race
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Yes. |
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•Geographic location
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State. |
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•Income
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•Education
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•Employment status
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•Others
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| Access/Utilization Information |
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| Health Insurance Information |
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•Insurance status
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•Insurance type
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Expected source of payment. |
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•Other information
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| Health Care Utilization |
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| >Type |
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| 1) Outpatient |
N/A |
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2) Inpatient
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Yes. |
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•Admission/discharge dates
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Yes. |
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•Number of admissions
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Yes. |
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•Length of stay
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Yes. |
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•Admission status (transfer, ER admissions...etc)
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Yes. |
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•Discharge status
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Yes. |
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•Other information
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Discharge abstract information, ICU days. |
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3) Emergency room
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N/A |
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4) Pharmacy
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N/A |
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5) Other utilization
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N/A |
| >Medical Codes |
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•CPT codes
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•ICD-9 codes
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Yes, diagnosis and procedures. |
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•DRG codes
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Yes. |
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•Other codes
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Clinical Classifications Software diagnosis classifications. |
| Health Care Facility Information |
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•Location
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State, county. |
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•Number of beds
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•Number of MDs
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•Other information
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| Physician Information |
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•Specialty
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Yes. |
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•Name
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•License Number
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Encrypted. |
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•Other information
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| Cost/Expenditure Information |
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•Unit of cost
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Admission and revenue codes. |
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•Charges/costs/payments
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Yes. |
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•Total
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Yes. |
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•Allied and additional services
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•Pharmacy
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•Out-of-pocket payments
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•Other information
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| Other Information |
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