The National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) is a continuing series of surveys of home and hospice care agencies in the United States. Information was collected about agencies that provide home and hospice care and about their current patients and discharges. Data are collected on referral and length of service, diagnoses, number of visits, patient charges, health status, reason for discharge, and types of services provided.
Years Available: 1996, 1998, 2000
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria: Agencies providing home health or hospice care services to patients at the time of the survey.
Methods: Current Patient Questionnaires and Discharged Patient Questionnaires completed for each sampled person by interviewing the staff member most familiar with the care provided to the patient. The respondent referred to patient medical and other records as necessary. No patient was interviewed directly.
Sampling Design: Stratified two stage probability design.
Sample Size: 1,425 agencies in 2000; six current and six discharged patients from each agency.
Unit of Observation: Individual and Agency
Limitations:
Data Format: Public Use Microdata
Publisher: CDC National Center for Health Statistics
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhhcs.htm
Variables: List of data file variables