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Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System
- Alternate Title(s)
- SPARCS
- Description
The Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) is a comprehensive data reporting system established in 1979 as a result of cooperation between the health care industry and the New York State government. SPARCS currently collects patient level detail on patient characteristics, diagnoses and treatments, services, and charges for every hospital discharge, ambulatory surgery patient,...
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Health Care System
- Access Rights
- Free to AllApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Charles DiMaggioLeslie R. BoydTod Mijanovich
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HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample
- Alternate Title(s)
- NEDS, HCUP NEDS, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department Sample
- Description
The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) is part of a family of databases and software tools developed for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The NEDS is the largest all-payer emergency department (ED) database in the United States, yielding national estimates of hospital-based ED visits. The NEDS enables analyses of ED utilization patterns and supports public health professionals,...
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Health Care SystemQuality of Health Care
- Access Rights
- Fee Required
- Local Expert
- Danil MakarovLeonardo TrasandeSaul Blecker
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HCUP State Emergency Department Databases
- Alternate Title(s)
- SEDD, HCUP SEDD, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Emergency Department Databases
- Description
The State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) are part of the family of databases and software tools developed for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The SEDD are a set of databases that capture discharge information on all emergency department visits that do not result in an admission. The SEDD combined with SID discharges that originate in the emergency department are well suited...
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Health Care SystemQuality of Health Care
- Access Rights
- Fee Required
- Local Expert
- Danil MakarovLeonardo TrasandeSaul Blecker
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Drug Abuse Warning Network
- Alternate Title(s)
- Legacy DAWN Data
- Description
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a nationally representative public health surveillance system overseen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that continuously monitors drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs). A DAWN case is any ED visit where recent drug use is a direct or contributing factor for the ED visit. The dataset includes information...
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Health Care SystemRisk Factors
- Access Rights
- Free to All
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National Emergency Medical Services Information System
- Alternate Title(s)
- NEMSIS
- Description
The National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) is the national system used to collect, store, and share data from EMS services in US states and territories. The NEMSIS uniform dataset and database help local, state and national EMS stakeholders more accurately assess EMS needs and performance, as well as support better strategic planning for the EMS systems of tomorrow. Data from...
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Health Care SystemQuality of Health Care
- Access Rights
- Application Required
- Local Expert
- Charles DiMaggio
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Fatality Analysis Reporting System
- Alternate Title(s)
- FARS
- Description
The Fatality Analysis reporting system (FARS) contains data on a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Crashes are included in FARS if they involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must result in the death of a vehicle occupant or a nonoccupant within 30 days of the crash. Data are obtained...
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Population CharacteristicsRisk Factors
- Access Rights
- Free to All
- Local Expert
- Charles DiMaggio
