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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).
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What is HCUP?

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) includes the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States.

HCUP Products

Learn about HCUP products including State and nationwide databases, software and online tools, and reports.

  • HCUP Databases contain information on inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and ambulatory care
  • HCUPnet is HCUP's free, online query system that provides immediate access to health statistics
  • HCUP Tools & Software provide complimentary tools and software to use with HCUP and similar databases
  • HCUP Reports feature findings, publications, and technical reports on HCUP issues
  • HCUP Fast Stats provides easy access to the latest HCUP-based statistics for health information topics.
HCUP Services

Utilize HCUP services to purchase HCUP data, get answers to your HCUP-related questions, and learn how to use the HCUP databases.

Join the HCUP Mailing List

Join the HCUP Mailing List to receive information on new HCUP data, tools, and products.

What's New
 
HCUP Methods Series Report (1/24/17)
Tutorials Updated! (1/3/17)
HCUP Fast Stats Data Release (12/15/16)
  • HCUP Fast Stats releases new Opioid-Related Hospital Use topic focusing on opioid-related inpatient stays and emergency department visits at the national and State levels.
2014 NIS and NRD Released! (11/16/16)
  • Refer to the NIS and NRD overviews for more information.
HCUP Statistical Brief #219 and #220 (1/31/17)
 


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