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The HCUP family of administrative longitudinal databases contains discharge-level information on inpatient care in U.S. hospitals or ambulatory surgery encounters. These databases are created by AHRQ through a Federal-State-Industry partnership.
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Nationwide HCUP Databases

Nationwide HCUP databases can be used to identify, track, and analyze national trends in health care utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes.

Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS)
State-Specific HCUP Databases

State-specific HCUP databases can be used to investigate State-specific and multi-State trends in health care utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes.

State Inpatient Databases (SID) State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD) State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD)

Internet Citation: HCUP Databases. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). August 2009 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/databases.jsp.
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