Overview
Set of databases concerning: hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization. Link/Data
Components
- Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
- Nationwide Emergency Dept Sample (NEDS)
- Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID)
- State Inpatient Databases (SID)
Population
US population. Discharge level patients from hospitals, ambulatory surgery, and ERs
Cost
$50 dollars per year for most recent years. $20 per year for previous years. (students)
Clearance?
Data Usage Agreement
Years Available
2001-2016
Linked Datasets
Yes. Varies by dataset.
Study Type
Surveillance
File Types
ASCII
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