HCUP-US Home Page

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

The HCUP (pronounced "H-CUP") family of health care databases and related software tools and products is made possible by a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Welcome to the HCUP User Support
(HCUP-US) Web site!

This Web site is designed to answer HCUP-related questions; provide detailed information on HCUP databases, tools, and products; and offer technical assistance to HCUP users.

What is HCUP?

Overview of HCUP
On-line HCUP Overview Course is an interactive, modular course (part of the HCUP Online Tutorial Series) that provides information about HCUP data, software tools and products.
Index of HCUP Topics

HCUP Products

HCUP Databases include the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States.
HCUPnet provides free, immediate access to national, regional, and State-level hospital inpatient statistics based on HCUP data.
HCUP Tools & Software help health services researchers and decision makers to use HCUP and other similar databases.
HCUP Reports feature new findings, publications, research notes based on HCUP data, and technical reports about HCUP issues.

HCUP Services

HCUP Central Distributor offers HCUP databases for purchase.
HCUP Technical Assistance answers questions and provides user support.
HCUP On-line Tutorial Series provides HCUP data users with information about HCUP data and tools, and training on technical methods for conducting research with HCUP data.
HCUP Mailing List provides enrollees with information on new HCUP data, tools, and products.
HCUP Data Use Agreement Training Tool educates HCUP data users on important requirements for the use of HCUP data.

What's New

AHRQ HCUP Data Users’ Workshop Registration is now open
First 2009 HCUP State Databases Released States available through Central Distributor are listed on HCUP Calendar
HCUP exhibit at National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit Visit our booth to learn about HCUP from July 27-31
Call for Nominations: Outstanding Achievement in Healthcare Research Using HCUP
2008 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Released Powerful database of inpatient hospital stays available
MONAHRQ released Innovative software for states, hospitals and other organizations to compile and post their data
Population Denominator Data Report for Use with HCUP Databases Released Updated with 2009 Population Data
New On-line Tutorial on HCUP Sample Design First module in new technical series helps you use HCUP
New national data added to HCUPnet 2008 inpatient and 2007 emergency department visit statistics now online
New HCUP Statistical Briefs #91 and #92 Diagnostic Groups with Rapidly Increasing Costs, by Payer, 2001-2007 Mental Health and Substance Abuse-Related Emergency Department Visits among Adults, 2007

Tell us how your research with HCUP may have affected health outcomes or policy

Additional information is available on the AHRQ Web site. If you have comments, suggestions, and/or questions, please contact hcup@ahrq.gov.

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