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AHRQ Releases Methods Series Report #2014-01

 
Release Date: March 2014

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new Methods Report entitled HCUP External Cause of Injury (E Code) Evaluation Report (Updated with 2011 HCUP Data) (Methods Report #2014-01).

This report evaluates the reporting of external cause of injury codes (E codes) on injury-related discharges in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases.

Injury-related discharges were identified in the HCUP databases using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes. The percentage of injuries with injury-related E codes was determined for each of the following HCUP databases:

This report provides information on the HCUP databases between 2001 and 2011.

Internet Citation: AHRQ Releases Methods Series Report #2014-01 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). March 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/announcements/2014_01_ecodes.jsp.
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