Every six months, California licensed hospitals are required to submit specific data on every patient discharged from their facility. Reported data includes patient demographic information, such as age, sex, county of residence, and race/ethnicity; diagnostic information; treatment information; disposition; total charges; and expected source of payment.
Years Available: 1999-present
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria: Hospital inpatients
Methods: Hospital discharge data
Sampling Design:
Sample Size
Unit of Observation: Patient
Limitations
Data Format: SAS
Publisher: OSHPD
URL:
http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/HQAD/PatientLevel/index.htm
Variables: List of Discharge Data elements reported
Local Contact: Andrew Bindman, MD Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine abindman@medsfgh.ucsf.edu