Data Development and Use

Can State Databases Be Used to Develop a National, Standardized Hospital Nurse Staffing Database? L. Unruh, C. Russo, H. Jiang, et al., Western Journal of Nursing Research 31(1):February 2009, 66-88. Examines the feasibility of building a national, standardized hospital nurse staffing database from State data collections to improve the availability of valid, reliable nursing staffing measures and to allow linkages to other databases. (AHRQ 09-R040)

Modifying ICD-9-CM Coding of Secondary Diagnoses to Improve Risk-Adjustment of Inpatient Mortality Rates. M. Pine, H. Jordan, A. Elixhauser, et al., Medical Decision Making 29(1):January/February 2009, 69-81. Examines the effects on risk-adjustment of inpatient mortality rates of progressively enhancing administrative claims data with clinical data that are expensive and difficult to obtain. (AHRQ 09-R052)

Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, February 2008, 106 pp. Provides summary information and guidance on accessing and using the child health data sets and measurement tools available through AHRQ, including the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, and the Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems Benchmarking Database. (AHRQ 07(08)-0088) CD-ROM (AHRQ 07(08)-0088-1)

MEPS

MEPSnet. This interactive on-line service presents data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). MEPSnet (http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/meps_query.jsp) gives easy access to statistics on insurance coverage and health care use, expenses, and sources of payment for the U.S. noninstitutionalized population using household-reported data. MEPSnet also provides access to national statistics and trends on job-related health insurance using establishment-reported data.

Statistical Briefs. MEPS statistical briefs provide easy-to-read, concise graphical summaries of MEPS data. They can be downloaded from the MEPS Web site at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/publications.jsp.

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