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Ambulatory Care, Hospitalization, and Mortality Data Ambulatory care data Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Access data New! A sample of 40,000 U.S. households. Contains data on utilization, insurance, and a number of other variables of interest. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Access printed reports by year Contains information on the number and duration of medical visits. Hospital data Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-3 Access data ! Contains approximately half of the hospitalizations in the United States weighted to be nationally representative. Click on the first link to read a description of the data and click on the second link to access the data. National Hospital Discharge Survey Contains a smaller sample than the HCUP-3 dataset above, but the data are cross-validated using a sample of medical records. Medical Provider Analysis and Review Contains the total number of hospitalizations reported to Medicare by diagnosis-related groups. Nursing home and long-term care data National Home and Hospice Care Survey Mortality data US Multiple Cause of Death Datafile All reported deaths in the United States Ferret ! Contains mortality datasets among others. Data can be exported into tables or downloaded by variable. CDC Wonder (Must sign up for password) Virtually every public health dataset available, including mortality data. International data International Database (US Census) Home | Data | Feedback | Purchase Book | Contact us | Cartoons © 2002 Peter Muennig, MD, MPH. Last update: June 14, 2009. |