Registration Open for September 10 and September 17 HCUP Webinars

Registration Open for September 10 and September 17 HCUP Webinars

Registration is open for the 2019 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Fall Webinar Series sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The webinars are open to the public and geared to health services and policy researchers and other users interested in hospital inpatient and outpatient use and cost data. Space will be limited.

Overview of the HCUP Databases

Tuesday, September 10, from 2:00-3:00 PM ET.

This session will introduce health services and policy researchers to HCUP with a project overview, explain the HCUP Partnership, discuss the making of the HCUP State and Nationwide databases, and finally review how to obtain and access the data as well as other HCUP resources.

Overview of the HCUP Products and Tools

Tuesday, September 17, from 2:00-3:00 PM ET.

This session will introduce health services and policy researchers to the HCUP products and tools, including the free online query tools HCUPnet and Fast Stats, explain how to add value to your data with HCUP Supplemental files and software, and provide an overview of our publications and associated resources.

For complete information, please visit the HCUP-US Website at www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/hcup_web_wkshop.jsp. For questions, please contact hcup@ahrq.gov.