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State Emergency Department Databases

Alternate Titles(s): SEDD

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Description
The State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) are part of the family of databases and software tools developed for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). SEDD captures discharge information on all emergency department visits that do not result in an admission.
Publisher
U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Timeframe
1999 - Present
Geographic Coverage
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Local Expert
Shooshan Danagoulian
Subject Domain
Medicine & Health
Population Age
Aged (80 years and over)
Newborn (under 1 month)
Infant (1 to 23 months)
Child (2 to 12 years)
Adolescent (13 to 17 years)
Adult (18 to 64 years)
Senior (65 to 79 years)
Access via Local Expert

Access Restrictions
WSU personnel only
Fee required
Access Instructions
SEDD data from years 2012-2015 for Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, and Wisconsin were purchased by Wayne State University (WSU). Potential users who are WSU personnel can request access to the purchased data by contacting the local expert. Prior to using SEDD data, all individuals are required to complete the online HCUP Data Use Agreement Training Tool. Other users can purchase SEDD data through the HCUP Central Distributor.
Data Type
Administrative
Dataset Format(s)
SAS, ASCII, STATA
Dataset Size
Varies by year and state