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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP ... - AHRQ Archive

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The Making of <strong>HCUP</strong> Data<br />

Billing<br />

record<br />

created<br />

Patient enters<br />

hospital<br />

<strong>AHRQ</strong><br />

st<strong>and</strong>ardizes data<br />

to create uniform<br />

<strong>HCUP</strong> databases<br />

4<br />

States store data<br />

in varying formats<br />

Hospital sends<br />

billing data <strong>and</strong> any<br />

additional data<br />

elements to<br />

Data Organizations

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