SID Database Documentation

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border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4"> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><div class="texttitle">State Inpatient Databases (SID)</div><br><div class="pagetext">The SID are State-specific files that contain all inpatient care records in participating states. Together, the SID encompass more than 95 percent of all U.S. hospital discharges. The uniform format of the SID helps facilitate cross-state comparisons. In addition, the SID are well suited for research that requires complete enumeration of hospitals and discharges within geographic areas or states. The following links provide database documentation for the SID. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4"> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="45%" align="left" valign="top" class="pagetext"> <b>Restrictions on the Use of the SID</b> <ul> <li>Data Use Agreement for the SID (<a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/HCUP_State_DUA_051614.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 206 KB; <a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/StateDUA.jsp">HTML</a>)</li> <br/><br/> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/publishing.jsp">Requirements for Publishing with HCUP Data</a></li> </ul> <br> <b>Description of SID Files</b> <ul> <li>Introduction to the SID (<a href="siddist/Introduction_to_SID.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 195 KB; <a href="siddist/SID_Introduction.jsp">HTML</a>)</li> <br><br> <li>HCUP Quality Control Procedures (<a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/quality.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 288 KB; <a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/quality.jsp">HTML</a>)  <br> Describes procedures used to assess data quality </li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/sid_multi.jsp">File Composition</a> <br> Describes types of hospitals and types of records included in each SID <ul> <li><a href="siddist/siddist_discharge.jsp">Number of Discharges by Year</a></li> <li><a href="siddist/siddist_hospital.jsp">Number of Hospitals by Year</a></li> </ul> </li> <br><br> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/filespecs/filespecs_search.jsp">File Specifications</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="siddist/siddist_filesize.jsp">File Size by Year</a></li> </ul> </ul> <br> <strong>Availability of Data Elements</strong> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/availability_public.jsp">Availability of States across all years</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/siddist_ddeavailbyyear.jsp">Availability of Data Elements by Year</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/maps/revisit.jsp">Availability of HCUP Revisit Variables across States and Years</a></li>  </ul> <br> <b>Description of Data Elements in the SID</b> <ul> <li><a href="siddist/sid_multivar.jsp">Description of Data Elements for All States Across All Years</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/cdstats/cdstats_search.jsp">Summary Statistics</a></li> <br><br> <li>HCUP Coding Practices (<a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/coding.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a>, 16 KB; <a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/coding.jsp">HTML</a>) <br>Describes how HCUP data elements are coded</li>  <br><br> <li>HCUP Hospital Identifiers (<a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/maphosp.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> file, 82 KB; <a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/maphosp.jsp">HTML</a>)<br>Describes data elements that characterize individual hospitals</li>  </ul> </td> <td width="45%" align="left" valign="top" class="pagetext"> <strong>Known Data Issues</strong> <ul> <li><a href="siddist/2010ARSIDissuedescriptionReviewed.pdf" target="_blank">Arkansas SID, 2010</a> (PDF file, 22 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/Iowa2009_2010SID.pdf" target="_blank">Iowa SID, 2009-2010</a> (PDF file, 33 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/Kentucky2010SID_SASD_SEDDHCUPNotesReviewed.pdf" target="_blank">Kentucky SID, 2010</a> (PDF file, 22 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/ReportforCD_ IssueinMDSID2006-2009.pdf" target="_blank">Maryland SID, 2006-2009</a> (PDF file, 33 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/2003MASIDissue escriptionReviewed.pdf" target="_blank">Massachusetts SID, 2003</a> (PDF file, 22 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/CorrectionsNVSID2008v2.pdf" target="_blank">Nevada SID, 2008</a> (PDF file, 23 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/NewYork2005-2006SIDandSASD.pdf" target="_blank">New York SID, 2005-2006</a> (PDF file, 91 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/NC2007_2008CDSIDCorrectionNotification.pdf" target="_blank">North Carolina SID, 2007-2008, discharge disposition</a> (PDF file, 33 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/NC_SID_2007_2008_chgdetail.pdf" target="_blank">North Carolina SID, 2007-2008, charge detail</a> (PDF file, 38 KB)</li> <br><br> <li><a href="siddist/WALetter_PAY2_PAY2_X.pdf" target="_blank">Washington SID, 2003-2006</a> (PDF file, 16 KB)</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Load Programs</strong> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sasload/sasload_search.jsp">SAS Load Programs</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/spssload/spssload_search.jsp">SPSS Load Programs</a></li> </ul> <br> <b>HCUP Tools: Labels and Formats</b> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp">Clinical Classifications Software (CCS)</a></li> <br><br> <li>Format Programs</li> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/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/20140716230717/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/20140716230717/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/20140716230717/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/20140716230717/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> <br> <strong>SID Related Reports</strong> <ul> <li><a href="sidrelatedreports.jsp">SID Related Reports</a></li> </ul> <br> <strong>HCUP Supplemental Files</strong> <ul> <li><a href="ahalinkage/aha_linkage.jsp">American Hospital Association Linkage Files</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="costtocharge.jsp">Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files</a></li>  <br><br> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/hms/hms.jsp">Hospital Market Structure (HMS) Files </a></li>  <br><br> <li><a href="/web/20140716230717/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/revisit/revisit.jsp">HCUP Variables for Revisit Analysis</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 SID Database Documentation. 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