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NJ Hospital Discharge Data Query Measure Selection

*Select a measure of interest from those listed below. Click its text link to go to the corresponding query builder page. *For further explanation of the measures, hover your cursor over the question mark bubbles to the right of the link. *[[a href="query/UBQueryTechNotes.html" ''' Hospital discharge dataset documentation''']]. For data about individual hospitals, go [http://nj.gov/health/healthcarequality/health-care-professionals/ here] or [http://nj.gov/health/healthfacilities/reportcards.shtml here]. *The hospitalization datasets for 2017 and 2022 are final but incomplete. See the [[a href="query/UBQueryTechNotes.html#quality2017" '''dataset documentation''']] for more information. *'''Hospital discharge data are collected for billing purposes, not public health surveillance. Interpret demographic variables with caution.''' [[a href="query/UBQueryTechNotes.html#quality" More info]]. *{{style color:red '''The Emergency Department (ED) dataset is very large. You may get an error message if four or more years of data are selected.'''}}

  • Count

    This module returns hospital inpatient discharge counts for New Jersey by year(s), age, race/ethnicity, sex, diagnosis, primary payer, discharge status, and geographic area of residence.

    Count of Inpatient Discharges

  • Crude Rates

    This module returns the number of inpatient discharges, the number in the population, the crude rate (inpatient discharges per 10,000 persons), and the upper and lower 95% confidence interval limits for the rate.

  • Age-Adjusted Rates

    This module returns the number of inpatient hospital discharges, the number in the population, the age-adjusted discharge rate (inpatient discharges per 10,000 persons, age-standardized to the U.S. 2000 population), and the upper and lower 95% confidence interval limits for the rate.

  • Count

    Treat and Release: A patient who visits the ED, but is not admitted to another department of the hospital. This includes patients who were discharged home, transferred to another health care facility, left against medical advice, left without being seen, or died.

    Count of ED Visits

  • Crude Rates

    This module returns the number of emergency department visits, the number in the population, the crude rate (visits per 10,000 persons), and the upper and lower 95% confidence interval limits for the rate.

  • Age-Adjusted Rates

    This module returns the number of emergency department visits, the number in the population, the age-adjusted visit rate (visits per 10,000 persons, age-standardized to the U.S. 2000 population), and the upper and lower 95% confidence interval limits for the rate.