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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).
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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?
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
What's New
 
The Winter 2011 quarterly HCUP eNews has been released (12/9/11)
New studies added to the Research Spotlights (11/7/11)
The 2009 NEDS is now available! (11/4/11)
HCUP Facts and Figures 2009: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2009 is now available (10/19/11)
Announcing HCUP’s Outstanding Articles of the Year! (9/21/11)
2010 State Databases Released (9/15/11)
New HCUP Statistical Briefs #122 and #123 (11/29/11)
 


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