Agency News and Notes

2006 HCUP Data Released

Select calendar year 2006 Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP) Statewide databases are now available for purchase, including:

• 10 State Inpatient Databases (SID): Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia.
• 4 State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD): Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, and New Jersey.
• 3 State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD): Arizona, Iowa, and New Jersey.

In addition, several 2005 HCUP databases were recently released, including:

• Statewide Inpatient Databases (SID): Hawaii, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.
• Statewide Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD): Kentucky, Nebraska, and South Carolina.
• Statewide Emergency Department Databases (SEDD): Hawaii, Nebraska, and South Carolina.

These databases are available through the HCUP Central Distributor. More information can be found on the HCUP Web page at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/.

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