AHRQ HCUP Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID)
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/kidoverview.jspThe KID can be used to identify, track, and analyze national trends in health care utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes for patients younger than 21 years of age..
AHRQ HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS)
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nedsoverview.jspThe NEDS is the largest all-payer emergency department (ED) database in the United States, yielding national estimates of hospital-based ED visits.
AHRQ HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nisoverview.jspResearchers and policymakers use the NIS to make national estimates of health care utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes. NIS data are available from 1988 through 2013, which allows analysis of trends over time.
AHRQ HCUP State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD)
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/seddoverview.jspThe SEDD capture emergency visits at hospital-affiliated emergency departments (EDs) that do not result in hospitalization. The SEDD files include all patients, regardless of payer, providing a unique view of ED care in a State or in a defined market over time.
AHRQ HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID)
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sidoverview.jspThe SID captures hospital inpatient stays in a given State. Researchers and policymakers use the SID to investigate questions unique to one State, to compare data from two or more States, to conduct market area research or small variation analyses, and to identify State-specific trends in inpatient care.
AHRQ State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD)
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sasdoverview.jspThe SASD include encounter-level data for ambulatory surgery and other outpatient services from hospital-owned facilities. In addition, some States provide ambulatory surgery and outpatient services from nonhospital-owned facilities. The specific types of ambulatory surgery and outpatient services included in each SASD vary by State and data year.
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htmNHANES is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations.