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  1. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/standarderrors/508/508course_2016.jsp
    January 01, 2016 - HCUP Calculating Standard Errors - Accessible Version An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Espanol FAQs …
  2. 2015-06 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2015-06.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov For Technical Assistance with HCUP Products: Email: hcup@ahrq.gov or Phone: 1-866-29…
  3. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_4.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov For Technical Assistance with HCUP Products: Email: hcup@ahr…
  4. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb179-Emergency-Department-Trends.jsp
    September 01, 2014 - Trends in Emergency Department Visits, 2006-2011 #179 An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Espanol FAQs …
  5. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb221-Super-Utilizer-ED-Visits-Payer-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits for Super-Utilizers by Payer, 2014 1 February 2017 Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits for Super-Utilizers by Payer, 2014 H. Joanna Jiang, Ph.D., Audrey J. Weiss, Ph.D., and Marguerite L. Barrett, M.S. Introduction Over the last …
  6. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb101.pdf
    November 09, 2010 - Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Stays Involving Dog Bites, 2008 From HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality STATISTICAL BRIEF #101 November 2010 Highlights ■ In 2008, about 316,200 ED visits involved a dog bite, a rate of 103.9 visi…
  7. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb74.pdf
    June 01, 2009 - Statistical Brief #74: Potentially Avoidable Injuries to Mothers and Newborns During Childbirth, 2006 HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality STATISTICAL BRIEF #74 June 2009 Highlights ■ Between 2000 and 2006, rates of potentially avoidable injurie…
  8. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb135.jsp
    June 01, 2012 - Statistical Brief #135 An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Espanol FAQs Email Updates …
  9. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb175-Hospital-Cost-Utilization-Projections-2013.jsp
    July 01, 2014 - Trends and Projections in Inpatient Hospital Costs and Utilization, 2003-2013 - Statistical Brief #175 An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Car…
  10. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb174-Emergency-Department-Visits-Overview.pdf
    April 01, 2014 - Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011 1 June 2014 Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011 Audrey J. Weiss, Ph.D., Lauren M. Wier, M.P.H., Carol Stocks, Ph.D., R.N., and Janice Blanchard, M.D., Ph.D. Introduction Emergency department…
  11. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb279-Diabetes-Inpatient-Stays-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Diabetes-Related Inpatient Stays, 2018 1 STATISTICAL BRIEF #279 July 2021 Kathryn R. Fingar, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Lawrence D. Reid, Ph.D., M.P.H. Introduction In 2018, 34.2 million individuals in the United States had ever been diagnosed with diabetes, constituting 10.5 percent of the …
  12. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb270-Cancer-Hospitalizations-Adults-2017.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Cancer-Related Hospitalizations for Adults, 2017 1 STATISTICAL BRIEF #270 January 2021 Marc Roemer, M.S. Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States overall, behind heart disease.1 In 2017, cancer was the number one cause of death among individuals a…
  13. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb105.jsp
    February 01, 2011 - Statistical Brief #105 An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Espanol FAQs Email Updates …
  14. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb262-Medicare-Advantage-Costs-2009-2017.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Medicare Advantage Versus the Traditional Medicare Program: Costs of Inpatient Stays, 2009-2017 1 STATISTICAL BRIEF #262 August 2020 Brian J. Moore, Ph.D., and Lan Liang, Ph.D. Introduction Most individuals eligible for Medicare coverage administered through the Centers for Medicare & …
  15. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb265-System-Affiliation-and-Inpatient-Stays-2016.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - Health System Affiliation and Characteristics of Inpatient Stays at Rural and Metropolitan Hospitals, 2016 1 STATISTICAL BRIEF #265 October 2020 Zeynal Karaca, Ph.D., and Kathryn R. Fingar, Ph.D., M.P.H. Introduction A shift from traditional fee-for-service-based to value-based payment…
  16. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/NRD_Introduction_2010-2014.jsp
    January 01, 2014 - because they are: (1) endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF), (2) currently used by AHRQ in various initiatives
  17. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - they are: (1) endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF), (2) currently used by AHRQ in various initiatives
  18. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2009_01.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Microsoft Word - 2009-01.doc HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov For Technical Assistance with HCUP Products: Email: hcup@ahrq…
  19. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_2006_Introductionv4.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - Microsoft Word - NEDS_2006_Introduction v4.doc HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP A FEDERAL-STATE-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH DATA Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS) 2006 …
  20. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2007.jsp
    January 01, 2007 - THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS), 2007 (Version 1) An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Es…

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