1. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Data and Tools to Support Health Services Research and Policy Analysis
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
APHA CEI Session  November 2006

2. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MULTI-STATE,
ALL-PAYER, ENCOUNTER-LEVEL, HEALTH CARE DATA

3. Goals for This CEI Session
Describe the HCUP databases, software tools, and related products
Examine HCUP features and capabilities
Provide information about obtaining
HCUP databases

4. Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Faculty
Herbert Wong, Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Chaya T. Merrill, M.P.H
Thomson Medstat

5. Overview of the Day 9:00 - 9:15 INTRODUCTION / AGENDA
9:15 - 9: HCUP OVERVIEW
9: : STATE DATABASES – SID, SASD AND SEDD
10: :45 BREAK
10: :15 DERIVATIVE DATABASES – NIS AND KID
11: :15 HCUP TOOLS & PRODUCTS
12: :30 WRAP-UP/EVALUATIONS

6. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MULTI-STATE,
ALL-PAYER, ENCOUNTER-LEVEL, HEALTH CARE DATA