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