Hospital discharge data (Department of Health Services)

Aarushi Sahejpal filed this request with the Department of Health Services of Arizona.

It is a clone of this request.

Multi Request Hospital discharge data
Submitted June 8, 2023
Status
Completed

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From: Aarushi Sahejpal

Subject: Arizona Public Records Law Request: Hospital discharge data (Department of Health Services)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Complete hospital discharge data surrounding all of the following procedures - Amputations, Endovascular procedures (therapeutic) and/or Open bypass surgery -- specifically relating to Type II diabetes and/or Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) broken down by hospital name, gender, race, total charges, total costs, address and zip code.

I request this data be separated by year between 2017 and 2022, or the last available data.

The excel, csv, or pdf file could look as follows:
Procedure, hospital name, year, gender, race, total charges, total costs, address, zip code.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. I would also prefer any fees be waived as I am a member of the nonprofit media, and this information will serve the public.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Aarushi Sahejpal

From: Department of Health Services

Subject: Response: June 9, 2023 (Hospital Discharge Data)

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In response to your June 9, 2023 public records request regarding certain
hospital discharge data, please note that we have procedure laid out on our
website to request limited datasets, which can be found here
<https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/public-health-statistics/hospital-discharge-data/index.php#data-release>.
In addition, public queries regarding certain hospital related data can be
made through HCUPnet
<http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/HCUPnet.jsp?Id=2C48E9EC13227BCB&Form=MAINSEL&JS=Y&Action=%253E%253ENext%253E%253E&_MAINSEL=State%20Statistics>.
For more information about hospital and patient information, please visit
our website
<https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/public-health-statistics/hospital-discharge-data/index.php#hospital-patient-statistics-home>
to
find more useful tools, tips, and resources regarding reporting requirements
<https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/public-health-statistics/hospital-discharge-data/index.php#reporting-requirements-home>.
Please also note that certain data is confidential pursuant to A.R.S.
36-2220
<https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/02220.htm>
and
that public records law does not require an agency to create a new record,
answer questions or tally/compile previously untallied/un-compiled
information or data to fulfill a public records request. Thank you for your
inquiry.

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