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AHRQ Webinars Offer Instruction on HCUP Databases, Products and Tools

Registration opens March 30 for two upcoming webinars from AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): an April 6 webinar, “Overview of HCUP Databases,” and an April 13 webinar, “Overview of HCUP Products and Tools.”  Each is 2–3 p.m. ET. Registration details are available on the HCUP User Support Web site.  HCUP includes the largest collection of all-payer, encounter-level hospital care data in the United States. It provides reliable, comprehensive information that can be used to answer questions about health care use, access, outcomes and costs related to hospital inpatient stays, ambulatory surgery and services, emergency department visits and readmissions.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

What is HCUP?

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) includes the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States.

• Overview of HCUP
• On-line HCUP Overview Course is an interactive course that provides information about HCUP data, software tools, and products
• Frequently Asked Questions

HCUP Products

Learn about HCUP products including State and nationwide databases, software and online tools, and reports.

• HCUP Databases contain information on inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and ambulatory care
• HCUPnet is HCUP's free, online query system that provides immediate access to health statistics
• HCUP Tools & Software provide complimentary tools and software to use with HCUP and similar databases
• HCUP Reports feature findings, publications, and technical reports on HCUP issues
• HCUP Fast Stats provides easy access to the latest HCUP-based statistics for health information topics.

HCUP Services

Utilize HCUP services to purchase HCUP data, get answers to your HCUP-related questions, and learn how to use the HCUP databases.

• Purchase HCUP data through the HCUP Central Distributor
• HCUP Technical Assistance answers questions and provides support to HCUP users
• HCUP On-line Tutorial Series provides free tutorials on HCUP data and tools, including training on technical methods for conducting research with HCUP data
• HCUP Data Use Agreement Training Tool is a required tutorial for all purchasers and users of HCUP data that defines how the data can be used

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