CSTAT 2024 Fall Semester - Datasets: National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS)

Presenter: Dr. Guoli Zhou, CSTAT
Title: Datasets: National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS)
Date: November 14, 2024

This presentation covers the overview of the NIS database, the ICD-10-CM/PCS, DRG, & MDC codes in the NIS, and the steps for conducting the NIS data analyses. Specifically, the NIS file structure/data elements/file specifications/summary of variables available for analysis, the applications of ICD-10-CM/PCS, DRG, & MDC codes in NIS for extracting the interested study population, and the guidelines for conducting the NIS data analyses will be introduced.