AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data from 2001 are now available to the public. The NIS is a unique and powerful database of hospital inpatient stays. Researchers and policymakers use the NIS to identify, track, and analyze national trends in health care use, access, charges, quality, and outcomes.
Visit NIS for more information and how to order the data.
Select HCUPnet for data from the 2001 NIS.