Data Set Name: NIS_2014_SEVERITY Number of Observations: 7071762 Total Record Length: 81 Total Number of Data Elements: 34 Columns Description ======= =========== 1- 3 Database name 5- 8 Discharge year of data 10- 25 File name 27- 29 Data element number 31- 59 Data element name 61- 63 Starting column of data element in ASCII file 65- 67 Ending column of data element in ASCII file 69 Non-zero number of digits after decimal point for numeric data element 71- 74 Data element type (Num=numeric; Char=character) 76-175 Data element label NIS 2014 Severity 1 HOSP_NIS 1 5 Num NIS hospital number NIS 2014 Severity 2 KEY_NIS 6 15 Num NIS record number NIS 2014 Severity 3 APRDRG 16 19 Num All Patient Refined DRG NIS 2014 Severity 4 APRDRG_Risk_Mortality 20 21 Num All Patient Refined DRG: Risk of Mortality Subclass NIS 2014 Severity 5 APRDRG_Severity 22 23 Num All Patient Refined DRG: Severity of Illness Subclass NIS 2014 Severity 6 CM_AIDS 24 25 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome NIS 2014 Severity 7 CM_ALCOHOL 26 27 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Alcohol abuse NIS 2014 Severity 8 CM_ANEMDEF 28 29 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Deficiency anemias NIS 2014 Severity 9 CM_ARTH 30 31 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases NIS 2014 Severity 10 CM_BLDLOSS 32 33 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic blood loss anemia NIS 2014 Severity 11 CM_CHF 34 35 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Congestive heart failure NIS 2014 Severity 12 CM_CHRNLUNG 36 37 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic pulmonary disease NIS 2014 Severity 13 CM_COAG 38 39 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Coagulopathy NIS 2014 Severity 14 CM_DEPRESS 40 41 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Depression NIS 2014 Severity 15 CM_DM 42 43 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Diabetes, uncomplicated NIS 2014 Severity 16 CM_DMCX 44 45 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Diabetes with chronic complications NIS 2014 Severity 17 CM_DRUG 46 47 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Drug abuse NIS 2014 Severity 18 CM_HTN_C 48 49 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Hypertension (combine uncomplicated and complicated) NIS 2014 Severity 19 CM_HYPOTHY 50 51 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Hypothyroidism NIS 2014 Severity 20 CM_LIVER 52 53 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Liver disease NIS 2014 Severity 21 CM_LYMPH 54 55 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Lymphoma NIS 2014 Severity 22 CM_LYTES 56 57 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Fluid and electrolyte disorders NIS 2014 Severity 23 CM_METS 58 59 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Metastatic cancer NIS 2014 Severity 24 CM_NEURO 60 61 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Other neurological disorders NIS 2014 Severity 25 CM_OBESE 62 63 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Obesity NIS 2014 Severity 26 CM_PARA 64 65 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Paralysis NIS 2014 Severity 27 CM_PERIVASC 66 67 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Peripheral vascular disorders NIS 2014 Severity 28 CM_PSYCH 68 69 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Psychoses NIS 2014 Severity 29 CM_PULMCIRC 70 71 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Pulmonary circulation disorders NIS 2014 Severity 30 CM_RENLFAIL 72 73 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Renal failure NIS 2014 Severity 31 CM_TUMOR 74 75 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Solid tumor without metastasis NIS 2014 Severity 32 CM_ULCER 76 77 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Peptic ulcer disease excluding bleeding NIS 2014 Severity 33 CM_VALVE 78 79 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Valvular disease NIS 2014 Severity 34 CM_WGHTLOSS 80 81 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Weight loss