• Citing HCUP Databases Within Your Abstract
• Citing HCUP Databases Within Your Reference Section
• Citing HCUPnet
• Citing HCUP Tools

Please use the following information to properly cite and acknowledge AHRQ and the specific HCUP data or tools used in your publication.

Citing HCUP Databases Within Your Abstract:

Include HCUP, the database name, the appropriate data years, and the states (if applicable). Consider the following examples:

The study examined hospital stays of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults using 1993 discharge data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases (SID) for California, Florida, and New York.

This study explored the relationship between E codes and surgery charges for older adults ages 65 and above using outpatient data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) 2002 State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD) for Colorado, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

The study examined inpatient admissions for pediatric asthma patients in 1997, 2000, and 2003 using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID).

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Citing HCUP Databases Within Your Reference Section:

First list the database name, then HCUP, followed by the appropriate data years, and then AHRQ and the related Web link. Consider the following examples for each of the HCUP databases:

HCUP Databases. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 1998-2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/databases.jsp.

HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2000-2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nisoverview.jsp

HCUP Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2000 and 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/kidoverview.jsp

HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2006. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nedsoverview.jsp

HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2003-2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sidoverview.jsp

HCUP State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2000-2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sasdoverview.jsp

HCUP State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/seddoverview.jsp

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Citing HCUPnet:

First list HCUPnet, then HCUP, followed by the appropriate data years, and then AHRQ and the related Web link. Lastly, include the data of access. Consider the following example:

HCUPnet. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 1993-2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/ Accessed May 5, 2003.

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Citing HCUP Tools:

First list the name of the tool, then HCUP, followed by the appropriate data years, and then AHRQ and the related Web link. Lastly, include the data of access. Consider the following examples for each of the HCUP tools:

HCUP Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for ICD-9-CM. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2000-2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp. Accessed July 11, 2005.

HCUP Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for ICD-10. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/icd_10/ccs_icd_10.jsp. Accessed June 27, 2008.

HCUP Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs_svcsproc/ccssvcproc.jsp. Accessed May 10, 2005.

HCUP Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/mhsa/mhsa.jsp. Accessed September 22, 2006.

HCUP Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files (CCR). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2001-2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/costtocharge.jsp. Accessed November 4, 2005.

HCUP Comorbidity Software. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2000. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/comorbidity/comorbidity.jsp. Accessed February 15, 2004.

HCUP Procedure Classes. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Fiscal Year(s). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/procedure/procedure.jsp. Accessed April 26, 2006.

HCUP Chronic Condition Indicator (CCI). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Fiscal Year(s). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/chronic/chronic.jsp. Accessed March 26, 2006.

HCUP Utilization Flags. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/util_flags/utilflag.jsp. Accessed April 10, 2007.

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