NIS Database Documentation

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</ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/pilot.jsp">Pilot and Planning Projects</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="skip"></a></td></tr> </table> </div> <br> <table align="center" width="65%" class="pagetext" style="border: 2px solid #66cccc;" bordercolor="#000000"> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center"><img src="/web/20140717021753im_/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/images/Picture3.png" width="63" height="63" alt="yellow star" style=" vertical-align:middle;"><strong>New! 2012 NIS Redesign. For more details, refer to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717021753/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NISRedesignFinalReport040914.pdf" target="_blank">NIS Redesign Report.</a></strong></td> </tr> </table> <br> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left" valign="top"><div class="texttitle">The National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS)</div><br><div class="pagetext">The National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) is the largest 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 national and regional estimates and enables analyses of rare conditions, uncommon treatments, and special populations. The following links provide detailed documentation for the NIS. </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top" class="pagetext"> <strong>Description of NIS Files</strong>  <ul> <li>Introduction to the NIS</li> <ul> <li>2012 (<a href="NISIntroduction2012.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 624 KB)</li> <li><a href="nisarchive.jsp">Prior Years</a></li> </ul> <li>HCUP Quality Control Procedures (<a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/quality.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 126 KB) </li> <li><a href="nisfilespecs.jsp">File Specifications</a></li> <li><a href="trendwghts.jsp">New NIS Trend Weights</a></li> </ul> <strong>Restrictions on the Use of the NIS</strong> <ul> <li>Data Use Agreement for the National (Nationwide) Databases (<a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/HCUP_Nationwide_DUA_051614.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 55 KB; <a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/NationwideDUA.jsp">HTML</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/publishing.jsp">Requirements for Publishing with HCUP Data</a></li> <li><a href="nisarchive.jsp">Sources of NIS Data and State-Specific Restrictions for Prior Years</a></li> </ul> <strong>Load Programs</strong> <ul> <li><a href="nissasloadprog.jsp">SAS Load Programs</a></li> <li><a href="nisspssloadprog.jsp">SPSS Load Programs</a></li> <li><a href="nisstataloadprog.jsp">Stata Load Programs</a></li> </ul> <strong>NIS Data Elements</strong> <ul> <li><a href="nisdde.jsp">Description of Data Elements</a></li> <li><a href="NISvariables1998-2012forHCUP-US.pdf" target="_blank">Availability of Data Elements by Year</a> (PDF file, 68 KB)</li> <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/maps/aha.jsp">Availability of AHA Hospital Identifiers across States and Years</a></li> </ul> <strong>Additional Resources for NIS Data Elements</strong> <ul> <li><a href="nissummstats.jsp">Summary Statistics</a></li> <li>NIS Severity Measures <ul> <li>Overview of Severity Measures (<a href="OverviewofSeveritySystems.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 60 KB; <a href="severity_overview.jsp">HTML</a>)</li> <li><a href="grp031_aprdrg_meth_ovrview.pdf" target="_blank">APR-DRGs Methodology Overview Version 31</a> (PDF file, 341 KB)</li> <li><a href="nisarchive.jsp">Prior Years</a></li> </ul> <li>HCUP Coding Practices (<a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/coding.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 16 KB; <a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/coding.jsp">HTML</a>) </li> <li>HCUP Hospital Identifiers (<a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/maphosp.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 82 KB; <a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/maphosp.jsp">HTML</a>) </li> </ul> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="50%" valign="top" class="pagetext"> <strong>Known Data Issues</strong> <ul> <li><a href="corrections_2000.jsp">2000</a></li> <li><a href="corrections_1998_1999.jsp">1998-1999</a></li> <li><a href="corrections_1994_1997.jsp">1994-1997</a></li> <li><a href="corrections_1993.jsp">1993</a></li> <li><a href="corrections_1988_1992.jsp">1988-1992</a></li> <li>For NIS data 2011 and earlier, revised weights should be used to make estimates comparable to later data. Refer to the <a href="trendwghts.jsp">NIS Trends Weights Files</a>.</li> </ul> <strong>HCUP Tools: Labels and Formats</strong> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp">Clinical Classifications Software (CCS)</a></li> <li>Format Programs</li> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/tools/DRG_Formats.TXT" target="_blank">DRG Formats Program</a> (TXT file, 1.3 MB) <em>Creates SAS formats to label the values of each DRG and MDC category</em></li>  <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/tools/HCUP_Formats.txt" target="_blank">HCUP Formats Program</a> (TXT file, 67 KB) <em>Creates SAS formats to label the values of selected categorical data elements in HCUP files</em></li>  <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/tools/Dx_Pr_Grps_Formats.txt" target="_blank">HCUP Diagnosis and Procedure Groups Formats Program</a> (TXT file, 45 KB) <em> Creates SAS formats to label the values of HCUP Diagnosis and Procedure Groups data elements, including Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) data elements</em></li>  <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/tools/I9_Formats.TXT" target="_blank">ICD-9-CM Formats Program</a> (TXT file, 910 KB) <em>Creates SAS formats to label the values of ICD-9-CM Diagnoses and Procedures</em></li>  <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/tools/Severity_Formats.txt" target="_blank">Severity Formats Program</a> (TXT file, 685 KB) <em>Creates SAS formats to label the values of data elements in HCUP Severity Files</em></li>  </ul> </ul> <strong>NIS Related Reports and Supplemental Files</strong> <ul> <li><a href="nisrelatedreports.jsp">NIS Related Reports</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/costtocharge.jsp">Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files</a></li>  <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/hms/hms.jsp">Hospital Market Structure (HMS) Files </a></li>  <li><a href="nistrends.jsp">NIS Trends Supplemental Files</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140717021753/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nisownership.jsp">NIS Hospital Ownership Files</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <hr width="75%" align="center" class="hrruleblue"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" class="citationtext"> Internet Citation: HCUP NIS Database Documentation. 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