SUGGESTED CITATIONS FOR HCUP DATABASES AND TOOLS |
Citing HCUP Databases Within Your Abstract and Manuscript:
As specified in the HCUP DUAs, include the database name, HCUP, and AHRQ as demonstrated below for each HCUP database:
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 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2007-2009. 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). 2006 and 2009. 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). 2007, 2008, 2009. 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). 2005-2009. 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). 2007-2009. 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). 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/seddoverview.jsp 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:
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-10. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2009. 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). 2008. 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). 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp. Accessed September 22, 2006. HCUP Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files (CCR). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2006-2009. 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). 2008. 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). 2009. 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). 2009. 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). 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/util_flags/utilflag.jsp. Accessed April 10, 2007. HCUP Hospital Market Structure (HMS) Files. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/hms/hms.jsp. Accessed June 17, 2006. HCUP Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2008, 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/revisit/revisit.jsp. Accessed August 20, 2003. American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/ahalinkage/aha_linkage.jsp. Accessed August 20, 2003. HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample Trends (NIS-Trends) Files. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2002 - 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nistrends.jsp. Accessed September 27, 2002. HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Hospital Ownership Files. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2007 - 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nisownership.jsp. Accessed October 3, 2001. HCUP KID Trends Supplemental File. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/kidtrends.jsp. Accessed November 12, 2004. HCUP KID Trends Supplemental File. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/kidtrends.jsp. Accessed November 12, 2004. |
Internet Citation: Citations for HCUP Databases and Tools. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). May 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/citations.jsp. |
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