Oregon Hospital Discharge Index

Frequently-asked questions:


What does this data set describe?

Title:
Oregon Hospital Discharge Index

Abstract:
Oregon Hospital Discharge data is collected by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) and is comprised of information on hospital discharges for the entire State of Oregon. Discharge data is currently available in a central repository for the years of 1995 through 2005. Data consist primarily of principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures, hospital IDs, length of stay, and limited demographic information. Information on emergency room visits, urgent care, outpatient surgery, and clinic visits are excluded in this database.

Supplemental information:
Although all hospital discharges are available,  all individual identifiers are removed and demographic information such as race and ethnicity is not included. HDI data is owned by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Associations. This is secondary data provided by OAHHS.

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Associations, Unknown, Oregon Hospital Discharge Index.

    Online links:
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -124.97
    East: -116.41
    North: 46.35
    South: 41.91

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning date: 19950101
    Ending date: 20051231
    Currentness reference:
    As of time period end date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity and attribute overview:
    This data contains the following fields:
    
    Admission date
    Discharge date
    Primary diagnosis code
    Additional diagnosis codes
    Payer
    State
    County
    ZIP code
    Sex
    Birth date
    Hospital discharge from
    
    Other information on pharmaceuticals, physicians, and billing included.

    Entity and attribute detail citation:
    None
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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)


  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention, Public Health Division, Oregon Department of Human Services
    800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 772
    Portland, OR 97232
    USA

    971-673-1110 (voice)
    971-673-1100 (FAX)
    ohd.acdp@state.or.us
    Hours of Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday,
    Contact Instructions:
    Email or call
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Why was the data set created?

The HDI provides a central database of all hospital discharges for the entire state of Oregon for the purposes of public health surveillance and hospital policy analysis.

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

  2. What changes have been made?

    Date: Unknown (change 1 of 1)
    Data is provided by the OAHHS to the Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology as a comma delimited file annually. The Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology places annual data into a central database for access to covered employees.

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    OAHHS nor any related entity of OAHHS, including their officers, directors, employees and agents, in any way, directly or indirectly, make any representation or warranties regarding the accuracy or validity of data, which is provided through pursuant the data use agreement, either alone or in combination with other data. The Public Health Division does not make any warranty on the completeness, accuracy, or validity of data, which is provided through use of the OAHHS, DHI data.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    None

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: OAHHS grants access to the Oregon Hospital Discharge Index using a Data License Agreement. HDI data is propriety and not available for unauthorized access. OAHHS grants a licensee an exclusive license to use the OAHHS HDI data. Only the licensee and its employees are allowed to use HDI data. The license granted by this agreement does not extend to parent company/companies or subsidiaries of the licensee.
Use constraints:
OAHHS grants access to the Oregon Hospital Discharge Index using a Data License Agreement. Only a licensee and its employees are allowed to use OAHHS HDI data. A licensee cannot, either during the term of this agreement or at any time thereafter, provide to any other person or legal entity use of HDI data. Data may be used by others in a summary form given HIPPA constraints.

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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention, Public Health Division, Oregon Department of Human Services
    800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 772
    Portland, OR 97232
    USA

    971-673-1110 (voice)
    971-673-1100 (FAX)
    ohd.acdp@state.or.us
    Hours of Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday
    Contact Instructions:
    Email or call

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Sybase Database

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    In no event shall OAHHS and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns be responsible for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or similar database to LICENSEE or any other person or entity resulting from LICENSEE’s use of OAHHS Hospital Discharge Data. LICENSEE agrees to indemnify and hold harmless OAHHS, its directors, officers, employees, agents, corporate affiliates, and any other contractors of OAHHS, from and against any and all claims, demands, or causes of action for any injuries, losses or violations of patient privacy or confidentiality rights (including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in defending any such claim, demand or cause of action) arising out of the use of OAHHS Hospital Discharge Data, either alone or in combination with other data, by LICENSEE or its representatives, agents or employees under this Agreement.
    
    LICENSEE acknowledges that neither OAHHS nor any related entity of OAHHS, including their officers, directors, employees and agents, in any way, directly or indirectly, make any representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or validity of data which is provided through pursuant to this Agreement, either alone or in combination with other data. LICENSEE agrees that the liability of OAHHS and any related entity of OAHHS, including their officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns for any claim which LICENSEE might have based upon the accuracy or validity of data which is provided through use of the OAHHS Hospital Discharge Date, either alone or in combination with other data, or for any losses suffered by LICENSEE shall not exceed the return of the amount of the license fee paid by LICENSEE under this Agreement. LICENSEE further acknowledges that OAHHS shall not be liable for any loss due to interruption or delay in access to OAHHS Hospital Discharge Data due to electronic equipment failure, power failure, or other causes.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

    None

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 20080826

Metadata author:
Environmental Public Health Tracking, Public Health Division, Oregon Department of Human Services
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 640
Portland, OR 97232
USA

971-673-0977 (voice)
971-673-0979 (FAX)
epht.ohd@state.or.us
Hours of Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday
Contact Instructions:
Call or Email

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (EPHT Metadata Profile Version 1.2)

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