Register Now: Sept. 24 Workshop Instructs Users of AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

A Sept. 24 in-person workshop at AHRQ will help health services researchers and analysts learn more about using the agency’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases and products. Examples of HCUP resources will be demonstrated through data analyses on opioid, alcohol and substance use topics. Participants should bring their own laptops, and they should have prior experience with HCUP or large administrative databases. Registration for the free workshop in Rockville, Md., closes Sept. 18 or when the workshop reaches capacity. Attendees not familiar with HCUP databases should attend the HCUP Overview Webinar presentations Sept. 10 and Sept. 17, and/or review the Online HCUP Overview Course.  Email questions to hcuppres@us.ibm.com.