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. 2017 Jul;10(7):e003846.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.003846.

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Big Data Research From the National Inpatient Sample

Rohan Khera  1 , Harlan M Krumholz  2
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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Big Data Research From the National Inpatient Sample

Rohan Khera et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: biostatistics; database; length of stay; patient discharge; public policy.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Calendar-year trends in publications from the National Inpatient Sample
Number of peer-reviewed publications from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) have increased rapidly in recent years. Data from other HCUP datasets are presented for comparison – KID (Kids’ Inpatient Database) and NEDS (Nationwide Emergency Department Sample). Source: HCUP Publications. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/pubsearch/pubsearch.jsp.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Proposed study-design checklist for studies published using the National Inpatient Sample
The fields marked with an asterisk (*) may be included as a checklist in published studies.
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Comment in

  • Better-Not Just Bigger-Data Analytics.
    Nallamothu BK. Nallamothu BK. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Jul;10(7):e004019. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004019. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017. PMID: 28705866 No abstract available.

References

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    1. Houchens RL, Ross DN, Elixhauser A, Jiang J. [Accessed July 20, 2014];Nationwide Inpatient Sample Redesign: Final Report. 2014 Apr 4; https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NISRedesignFinalRepor....
    1. HCUP Methods Series. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Rockville, MD: Sep, 2016. [Accessed December 5, 2016]. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/methods.jsp.
    1. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Rockville, MD: Jan, 2016. [Accessed December 15, 2016]. Why the NIS should not be used to make State-level estimates. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nis_statelevelestimates.jsp.
    1. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Rockville, MD: Sep, 2008. [Accessed 9/17/2014, 2014]. HCUP NIS Description of Data Elements. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/mdnum2_r/nisnote.jsp.

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