DATASET: NIS Database
- TITLE:
- NIS Database
- HOST:
- NIS Database documentation
- CATEGORIES:
- Miscellaneous
- TIMELINE:
- 1988 to 2013
- GEOSCOPE:
- USA
- ACCESSIBILITY:
- Data download
- URL:
- https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nisdbdocumentation.jsp
NALLURI ENTRY LAST UPDATED:
March 24, 2017
DESCRIPTION:
* Data includes:
- Primary and secondary diagnoses and procedures
- Patient demographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, race, median household income for ZIP Code)
- Hospital characteristics (e.g., ownership)
- Expected payment source
- Total charges
- Discharge status
- Length of stay
- Severity and comorbidity measures
DESCRIPTION:
* Data includes:
- Primary and secondary diagnoses and procedures
- Patient demographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, race, median household income for ZIP Code)
- Hospital characteristics (e.g., ownership)
- Expected payment source
- Total charges
- Discharge status
- Length of stay
- Severity and comorbidity measures