NJ Hospital Discharge Data Query Outcome 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. - 2016+ are coded under ICD-10-CM. 2008-2015 diagnoses were coded under ICD-9-CM.
- The hospitalization dataset for 2017 is final but incomplete. See hospital discharge dataset documentation for more information.
Hospital discharge data are collected for billing purposes, not public health surveillance. Interpret demographic variables with caution. More info.- Hospital discharge dataset documentation. For data about individual hospitals, go here or here.
ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM
Data years are separated because of the switch from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM for diagnosis coding.- Count of Inpatient Discharges
Count
This module returns hospital inpatient discharge counts for New Jersey by year(s), age, race/ethnicity, sex, diagnosis, procedure, primary payer, discharge status, and geographic area of residence. 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 of Inpatient Discharges
Count
This module returns hospital inpatient discharge counts for New Jersey by year(s), age, race/ethnicity, sex, diagnosis, procedure, primary payer, discharge status, and geographic area of residence. 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.
ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM
Data years are separated because of the switch from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM for diagnosis coding.- Count of ED Visits
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. 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.
- Count of ED Visits
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. 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.
- Count of Injury-Related Inpatient Discharges
Count
This module returns hospital discharge counts for New Jersey by year(s), age, race/ethnicity, sex, injury mechanism and intention, primary payer, discharge status, and geographic area of residence. Crude Rates
This module returns the number of inpatient discharges, the number in the population, the crude rate (inpatient discharges per 100,000 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 100,000 persons, age-standardized to the U.S. 2000 population), and the upper and lower 95% confidence interval limits for the rate.
- Count of Injury-Related ED Visits
Count
This module returns hospital discharge counts for New Jersey by year(s), age, race/ethnicity, sex, injury mechanism and intention, primary payer, discharge status, and geographic area of residence. Crude Rates
This module returns the number of emergency department visits, the number in the population, the crude rate (ED discharges per 100,000 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 discharge rate (ED discharges per 100,000 persons, age-standardized to the U.S. 2000 population), and the upper and lower 95% confidence interval limits for the rate.
