National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) for Dementia Researchers, 2014-2019

This series of data files are intended for use
in cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD)
research. The files include six datasets derived from the 2014-2019 National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) Emergency Department (ED) files.
NHAMCS provides users with detailed information on patient visits to EDs across
the United States.<br><br>The provided datasets include sociodemographic
information on respondents’ census region, age, sex, and race, the patient's reason for visit, number of
chronic conditions, and expected source of payment. Full ICD-9-CM and truncated
ICD-10-CM codes were used to identify patient visits with an ADRD or other
cognitive impairment. Brief and detailed summaries of the variables available
in these datasets along with more detailed descriptions of performed
calculations can be found in the provided data dictionaries. SAS, Stata, and
CSV file formats are provided.