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	Technical Assistance HCUP User Support answers questions and provides technical assistance to HCUP users. This service is maintained by AHRQ through a Federal-State-Industry partnership.
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If you have questions concerning the purchase of HCUP databases, please contact the HCUP Central Distributor.

To learn more about HCUP, take our free On-line HCUP Overview Course, an interactive, modular course that provides information about HCUP data, software tools and products.

For questions on the HCUP Data Use Agreement, please refer to the Web-based tutorial HCUP Data Use Agreement Training.

For information on how to cite HCUP databases and tools, please review the HCUP Publishing Citation instructions (PDF file, 23 KB).

To search an HCUP topic, please review the Index Page.

HCUP User Support is staffed by:

Senior research personnel who are available to answer technical questions you may have regarding the application of an HCUP product or tool to your work. Our researchers are trained in epidemiology, health services research, statistics, economics, and medicine and can provide expertise regarding HCUP databases and tools.
Senior programming staff who can advise you on technical questions you may have related to the HCUP programs and data you are using.

To reach HCUP User Support, please contact us through any of the following channels:

e-mail: hcup@ahrq.gov
Phone (toll free): 1-866-290-HCUP

We review messages daily and will respond to all inquiries within 3 business days.

Internet Citation: HCUP Technical Assistance. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). December 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/techassist.jsp.

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