Drug Use Data from Selected Hospitals

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics

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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Center for Health Statistics. Drug Use Data from Selected Hospitals. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-01-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/E242691V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Drug Use Data from Selected Hospitals
Summary:  View help for Summary The National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) collects data on patient care in hospital-based settings to describe patterns of health care delivery and utilization in the United States. Settings currently include inpatient and emergency departments (ED). From this collection, the NHCS contributes data that may inform emerging national health threats such as the current opioid public health emergency. The 2023 - 2025 NHCS are not yet fully operational, so it is important to note that the data presented here are preliminary and not nationally representative. The data are from 33 hospitals submitting inpatient and 25 hospitals submitting ED Uniform Bill (UB)-04 administrative claims from August 1, 2023–July 31, 2025. Even though the data are not nationally representative, they can provide insight into the use of opioids and other overdose drugs. The NHCS data is submitted from various types of hospitals (e.g., general/acute, children’s, etc.) and can show results from a variety of indicators related to drug use, such as overall drug use, comorbidities, and drug and polydrug overdose. NHCS data can also be used to report on patient conditions within the hospital over time. Read less
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://data.cdc.gov/National-Center-for-Health-Statistics/Drug-Use-Data-from-Selected-Hospitals/gypc-kpgn/about_data

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms covid-19; opioids; benzodiazepines; cocaine; health care delivery; heroin; emergency departments; fentanyl; patient care; hospitalization; hospitals; inpatient; mental health; methadone; substance use; icd-10-cm; drug overdose; opioid overdose; amphetamine; cdc; classification; emergency; bed size; federal hospitals; methylphenidate; opium; tramadol; electronic health records
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