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:

The study examined regional cost differences for congestive heart failure admissions using discharge data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The study examined inpatient admissions for pediatric asthma patients in 1997, 2000, 2003, and 2006 using the Kids´ Inpatient Database (KID), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The study examined emergency department visits for diabetes using discharge data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The study examined hospital stays of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults using 1993 discharge data from California, Florida, and New York, State Inpatient Databases (SID), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

This study explored surgery rates for older adults ages 65 and above using outpatient data from Colorado, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

This study explored injury rates for motor cycle accidents using outpatient data from New York, State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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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:

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/databases.jsp.

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nisoverview.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/kidoverview.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nedsoverview.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sidoverview.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sasdoverview.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/seddoverview.jsp

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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:

http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/

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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:

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/icd_10/ccs_icd_10.jsp

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs_svcsproc/ccssvcproc.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/costtocharge.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/comorbidity/comorbidity.jsp

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/procedure/procedure.jsp

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/chronic/chronic.jsp.

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/util_flags/utilflag.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/hms/hms.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/revisit/revisit.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/ahalinkage/aha_linkage.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nistrends.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nisownership.jsp

www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/kidtrends.jsp

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	Citations for HCUP Databases and Tools This section provides information on how to properly cite and acknowledge AHRQ and the specific HCUP data or tools used in your publication.
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