Databases and Products

Recently Released: Additional State Databases

Since March 2016, the following State databases have been released:

State Inpatient Databases (SID)
- 2013: Rhode Island
- 2014: Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Dakota, and West Virginia
State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD)
- 2014: Nebraska, New Jersey, and Vermont
State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD)
- 2013: Rhode Island
- 2014: Nebraska, New Jersey, and Vermont

Complete listings of available databases by year can be found in the Database Catalog on the HCUP-US Web site. Databases can be purchased online through the HCUP Central Distributor, and aggregated statistics for selected States can be accessed via HCUPnet.

For database purchasing questions, please contact the HCUP Central Distributor.

Publication Spotlights

New HCUP Statistical Briefs Posted on HCUP-US

Since March 2016, the following HCUP Statistical Briefs have been released:

#202 Mental and Substance Use Disorders Among Hospitalized Teenagers, 2012
#203 Emergency Department Visits for Children and Young Adults With Diabetes, 2012
#204 National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2013
#205 An All-Payer View of Hospital Discharge to Postacute Care, 2013

These and other Statistical Briefs can be found on the HCUP Reports page.

New HCUP Method Series Report Now Available

Methods Series Report #2016-01: Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data for 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) provides methods for applying the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) to HCUP discharge data for the HCUP National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR).

These and other HCUP Reports can be found on the HCUP Reports page.

Publications Using HCUP Data

In-hospital outcomes and costs among patients hospitalized during a return visit to the emergency department. Sabbatini, A, Kocher, K, Basu, A, Hsia, RY. JAMA. 2016;315(7):663-671.

This study uses the 2013 State Inpatient Databases (SID) and State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) from Florida and New York to track outcomes of short-term emergency department readmissions. An article abstract is available via Pubmed.

Unintentional injuries treated in hospital emergency departments among persons aged 65 years and older, United States, 2006–2011. DeGrauw X, Annest JL, Stevens JA, Xu L, Coronado V.
J Safety Res. 2016 Feb;56:105-109.

This special report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses the 2006–2011 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) to investigate the increasing rates of unintentional injuries, such as those related to falls, and their effects on related costs among the population of adults aged 65 years and older who are treated in an emergency department. An article abstract is available via Pubmed.

Hospital charges for pediatric heart failure-related hospitalizations from 2000 to 2009.
Nandi D, Lin KY, O'Connor MJ, Elci OU, Kim JJ, Decker JA, et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2016 Mar;37(3):512-518.

This study uses data from the 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) to explore costs for pediatric heart failure-related hospitalizations (HFRH) over time. An article abstract is available via Pubmed.

To read additional recently-published articles featuring HCUP data, please visit the Research Spotlights page on theHCUP-US Web site.