The 2007 National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) collects medical and demographic information annually from a sample of hospital discharge records. It includes patient demographics, admission and discharge details, diagnoses, procedures, and hospital characteristics. The data is coded using the ICD-9-CM classification and was produced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Use Cases
- Analyze patient length of stay based on admission and discharge dates.
- Study patterns in surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed.
- Model healthcare costs and coverage based on sources of payment.
- Investigate regional variations in hospital care based on hospital characteristics like bed size and ownership.
Strengths
- Includes a wide range of variables covering patient demographics, diagnoses, procedures, and hospital metadata.
- Medical information is standardized using the ICD-9-CM coding system.
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are 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. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention. National Center For Health Statistics
- Collection Method
- Collected annually from a sample of hospital discharge records.
- Time Range
- 2007
- Geography
- United States