Slide 31

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

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

Most HCUP Tools Can Be Applied to Any Administrative Database

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Image: Colored bins represent the following databases:

  • State Inpatient Databases (SID).
  • Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).
  • Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS).
  • Kids' Inpatient Database (KID).
  • State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD).
  • State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD).
  • Other Administrative Databases.

A bracket encompassing these databases points toward the following list:

  • Clinical Classification Software.
  • Procedure Classes.
  • Chronic Condition Indicator.
  • Comorbidity.
  • Utilization Flags.
  • AHRQ QIs [Quality Indicators].

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Current as of October 2010
Internet Citation: Slide 31: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Overview of HCUP Database. October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/data/hcup/webinars/hcupsld31.html