Slide 16

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Overview of HCUP Datab

Slide Presentation from 2010 webinar describing the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).

Some Data Elements Vary by State

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  • Race/ethnicity.
  • Patient county.
  • Patient ZIP Code.
  • Severity of illness.
  • Birth weight.
  • Procedure date (days from admission).
  • Primary payer details.
  • Secondary payer.
  • Detailed charges.
  • Patient identifiers encrypted.
  • Physician identifiers encrypted.
  • Physician specialty.
  • Hospital identifier unencrypted.

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Current as of October 2010
Internet Citation: Slide 16: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Overview of HCUP Datab. October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/data/hcup/webinars/hcupsld16.html