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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The HCUP (pronounced "H-CUP") family of health care databases and related software tools and products is made possible by a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Welcome to the HCUP User Support
(HCUP-US) Web site!

This Web site is designed to answer HCUP-related questions; provide detailed information on HCUP databases, tools, and products; and offer technical assistance to HCUP users.


What is HCUP?
Overview of HCUP
* On-line HCUP Overview Course is an interactive, modular course that provides information about HCUP data, software tools and products.

Index of HCUP Topics
* HCUP Products
** HCUP Databases include the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States.
*** HCUPnet provides free, immediate access to national, regional, and State-level hospital inpatient statistics based on HCUP data.
**** HCUP Tools & Software help health services researchers and decision makers to use HCUP and other similar databases.
***** HCUP Reports feature new findings, publications, research notes based on HCUP data, and technical reports about HCUP issues.

HCUP Services
* HCUP Central Distributor offers HCUP databases for purchase.
** HCUP User Support answers questions and provides technical assistance to HCUP users.
*** HCUP Mailing List provides enrollees with information on new HCUP data, tools, and products.
**** HCUP Data Use Agreement Training Tool educates HCUP data users on important requirements for the use of HCUP data.

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