212738 HCUP Derivative Databases

Saturday, November 7, 2009: 10:30 AM

Taressa Fraze, PhD , Thomson Reuters, Santa Barbara, CA
Faculty will provide detailed information on the two HCUP national-level databases: the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID). The design, file structure, research applications, and benefits/limitations of both of these databases will be discussed. Additionally, information on HCUP's newest pilot national database – the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) – will be presented.

Learning Objectives:
Describe the two main HCUP national-level databases. Explain the design, file structure and uses of the databases. Describe the HCUP pilot NEDS file.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a research manager with Thomson Reuters on the HCUP project. I regularly work with HCUP data and have presented about the data in the past.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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