U.S. Hospital Discharge Survey with Patient Demographics and Procedures, 1985
by United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics
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Description
An annual survey conducted by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics provides data on hospitalization and morbidity. It includes patient demographics, geographic location, payment sources, length of stay, discharge status, and detailed surgical and diagnostic procedures. Hospital characteristics such as region, bed count, and ownership are also recorded.
Use Cases
Analyze demographic disparities in hospital outcomes based on age, sex, race, and ethnicity data.
Model hospital resource utilization based on length of stay and diagnostic procedure information.
Study regional variations in healthcare based on hospital geographic region and ownership data.
Strengths
Data includes multiple facets of a hospital stay: patient demographics, medical procedures, diagnoses, and hospital characteristics.
Survey is conducted by the authoritative U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
Source
United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics
Collection Method
Annual survey
Time Range
1985
Geography
United States
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