Requesting use of NBER Collection of HCUP Data
The data in our collection is not a complete list of HCUP data. If you are interested in HCUP data not on our list, please contact Sara Schwarz, NBER's HCUP Data Coordinator.
The HCUP Central Distributor is in the midst of significant system and process changes that have affected the application process to reuse HCUP data at NBER. The current interim process for state data reuse is detailed below but please email Sara Schwarz for up to date information on how to obtain access or for access to the Nationwide datasets.
To request reuse of the data for your project you will need to:
- Download the State data sets spreadsheet here, and use it to determine which years you need access for reuse.
- Fill out the Google Form at this link: NBER HCUP Application {Test Phase}
- Send an email to restricteddatarequests@
nber.org with Sara Schwarz in cc stating that you submitted the Google Form and are interested in reusing HCUP data at NBER; - An NBER Institutional Review Board (IRB) determination is required before you begin your project. Once HCUP has approved your project, we will forward the materials to the NBER IRB for review. The IRB may contact you for additional information. Instructions on their process can be found at https://www.nber.org/human-
subjects-protection-and- institutional-review-board-irb . You may need to complete a CITI Human Subjects training course.
Once the HCUP and IRB approvals are in place we will enable your access to the appropriate data. We want to flag that you will discover in the DUA, it is prohibited to link the discharge records of persons in the HCUP data with individually identifiable records from any other source, in case you were planning to do such a thing. The data also needs to remain on NBER servers, i.e. you should not be downloading the data to your own computer for your use.