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Past Events

2011
December 4 - 7, 2011 23rd Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care - Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Exhibit Booth

Location: Orlando World Center Marriot Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, FL
Other Information: For more information, please visit the IHI Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored an exhibit booth during the IHI Annual National Forum. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
November 15-16, 2011 National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) 26th Annual Conference
Exhibit Booth

Location: Hilton Alexandria Old Town, Alexandria, VA
Other Information: For more information, visit the NAHDO Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored an exhibit booth during the NAHDO Annual Conference. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
October 29 - November 2, 2011 American Public Health Association (APHA) 139th Annual Meeting
Exhibit Booth

Location: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
Other Information: For more information, plese visit the APHA Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored an exhibit booth during the APHA Annual Meeting. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
September 18-21, 2011 AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference
Poster Presentation and Panel Sessions
Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Bethesda, MD
Other Information: For more information, please visit the AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored a number of activities at the AHRQ Annual Conference, including staffing two panel sessions and a poster presentation on the HCUP Outstanding Article of the Year Award, which recognized authors who published in 2010 using HCUP data in their analyses.
September 15, 2011 Workshop: HCUP Data Users Workshop
Location: AHRQ Headquarters, Rockville, MD
Other Information: Registration for this event is currently closed.
Summary: AHRQ sponsored a full-day hands-on workshop for health services researchers interested in using HCUP data resources. Participants were exposed to HCUP databases and related tools (including HCUPnet) via hands-on manipulation of the data. There was a focus on the HCUP Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses.
August 31, 2011 Webinar: Overview of the HCUP Products and Tools
Location: Webinar
Other Information: Registration for this webinar reached capacity prior to the event.
Summary: AHRQ hosted the second of a two-part webinar series on HCUP databases, products, and tools. This one-hour session introduced health services and policy researchers to the HCUP products and tools, with particular emphasis on HCUPnet, our free online data query system.
August 24, 2011 Webinar: Overview of the HCUP Databases
Location: Webinar
Other Information: Registration for this webinar reached capacity prior to the event.
Summary: AHRQ hosted the first of a two-part webinar series on HCUP databases, products, and tools. This one-hour session introduced health services and policy researchers to the HCUP databases and related resources that can enhance their research studies by providing a general overview of the HCUP databases.
August 8-11, 2011 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit
Exhibit Booth
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
Other Information: For more information, please visit the NCSL Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored an exhibit booth during the NSCL Legislative Summit. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
July 10-13, 2011 The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Transforming Health & Economics: 8th World Congress on Health Economics
Presentations and Exhibit Booth
Location: Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Canada
Other Information: For more information, please visit the iHEA Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored a number of activities during the iHEA 8th World Congress on Health Economics, including staffing an exhibit booth, an overview presentation of HCUP, and a presentation on the effect of hospital market forces on inpatient resources use for Medicare and privately insured patients.
June 12-16, 2011 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) 2011 Annual Conference
Exhibit Booth
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Other Information: For more information, please visit the 2011 CSTE Annual Conference Website.
Summary: HCUP representatives staffed an exhibit booth and provided information about various HCUP resources relevant to state health planners and epidemiologists.
June 12-14, 2011 AcademyHealth 2011 Annual Research Meeting
Panel Session, Poster Presentations, Podium Presentation, and Exhibit Booth
Location: Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
Other Information: For more information, please visit the AcademyHealth Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored a number of activities during the AcademyHealth Annual Conference, including staffing an exhibit booth, presenting an overview of HCUP data during a panel discussion, and providing information on hospital-acquired conditions by age and payer from 15 HCUP states during a podium presentation. In addition, HCUP staff presented three posters entitled.
June 2-3, 2011 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) 2011 Annual Meeting
Exhibit Booth
Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA
Other Information: For more information, please visit the SAEM Website.
Summary: HCUP will sponsored an exhibit booth during the SAEM Annual Meeting. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
May 21 - 25, 2011 International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 16th Annual International Meeting
Presentation, Poster Presentations, and Exhibit Booth
Location: Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Other Information: For more information, please visit the ISPOR 16th Annual International Meeting Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored a number of activities during the ISPOR Annual Meeting, including staffing an exhibit booth and providing a 60-minute presentation introducing the HCUP databases and related products. In addition, staff presented three posters.
May 11, 2011 Workshop: HCUP Data Users Workshop
Location: AHRQ Headquarters, Rockville, MD
Other Information: Registration for this event is closed.
Summary: AHRQ sponsored a full-day hands-on workshop for health services researchers interested in using HCUP data resources. Participants were exposed to HCUP databases and related tools (including HCUPnet) via hands-on manipulation of the data. There was also a focus on the HCUP Supplemental Files for Revisit Analyses.
May 4, 2011 Webinar: Overview of the HCUP Products and Tools
Location: Webinar
Other Information: Registration for this webinar reached capacity prior to the event.
Summary: HCUP representatives hosted the second of a two-part webinar series on HCUP databases, products, and tools. This one-hour session introduced health services and policy researchers to the HCUP products and tools, with particular emphasis on HCUPnet, our free online data query system.
April 27, 2011 Webinar: Overview of the HCUP Databases
Location: Webinar
Other Information: Registration for this webinar reached capacity prior to the event.
Summary: HCUP representatives hosted the first of a two-part webinar series on HCUP databases, products, and tools. This one-hour session introduced health services and policy researchers to the HCUP databases and related resources that can enhance their research studies by providing a general overview of the HCUP databases.
March 20-23, 2011 Poster Presentation
24th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency, Tampa, FL
Other Information: For more information, please visit the 24th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research & Policy Conference Website.
Summary: AHRQ staff presented a poster on the Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) during the conference. A representative was available at the Poster Session to answer questions.
February 17, 2011 Poster Presentation
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) 2011
Location: Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX
Other Information: For more information, please visit the Preventive Medicine 2011 Website.
Summary: AHRQ staff presented a poster entitled Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations among Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles. A representative was available to answer questions.
February 16-19, 2011 Exhibit Booth
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) 2011
Location: Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX
Other Information: For more information, please visit the Preventive Medicine 2011 Website.
Summary: HCUP representatives staffed an exhibit booth and provide information about various HCUP resources relevant to conference attendees.
February 7-8, 2011 Exhibit Booth
AcademyHealth 2011 National Health Policy Conference (NHPC)
Location: JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Other Information: For more information, please visit the AcademyHealth Website.
Summary: HCUP representatives staffed an exhibit booth and provided information about various HCUP resources relevant to health services researchers and policymakers.
 
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Past Database and Product Releases

Past Database Releases
2011
December 2011 2010 HCUP State Databases released
November 2011 2010 HCUP State Databases released
October 2011 2010 HCUP State Databases released 2009 Nationwide Databases released
September 2011 2010 HCUP State Databases released
August 2011 2009 HCUP State Databases released
June 2011 2009 HCUP State Databases released
May 2011 2009 HCUP State Databases released
April 2011 2009 HCUP State Databases released
March 2011 2009 HCUP State Databases released
February 2011 2009 HCUP State Databases released
January 2011 2009 HCUP State Databases released
 
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Past Tools and Software Releases
2011
November 2011 Procedure Classes, Fiscal Year 2012 Updates

Chronic Condition Indicator (CCI), Fiscal Year 2012 Updates

October 2011 Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for ICD-9-CM Fiscal Year 2012 Updates

June 2011 Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files for the 2009 NIS

Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files for the 2009 KID

Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files for the 2009 SID for most states available through the Central Distributor
April 2011 HCUP Online Tutorial Series: Calculating Standard Errors

HCUP Overview Course (2011 update)

Clinical Classifications Software (CCS)—Services and Procedures, Fiscal Year 2011 Updates
 
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Past Publication Releases
2011
December 2011 Methods Report 2011-06: Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data for Ninth (2011) NHQR and NHDR Report (PDF file, 267 KB)
November 2011 Methods Report 2011-05: The Case for the Present-on-Admission (POA) Indicator: Update 2011 (PDF file, 310 KB)

HCUP Statistical Briefs #123 (PDF file, 406 KB), Components of Growth in Inpatient Hospital Costs, 1997-2009
October 2011 HCUP Facts and Figures, 2009: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2009 (PDF file, 1.69 MB)

HCUP Statistical Briefs #122 (PDF file, 406 KB), Septicemia in U.S. Hospitals, 2009

Methods Report 2011-04: Tools for More Accurate Inpatient Cost Estimates with HCUP Databases, 2009, (PDF file, 404 KB)

Methods Report 2011-03: Special Study on the Meaning of the First-Listed Diagnosis on Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgery Records, (PDF file, 1.0 MB)
September 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #121 (PDF file, 251 KB), Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #120 (PDF file, 206 KB), An Update on Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders, 1999 to 2009
August 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #119 (PDF file, 111 KB), Emergency Department Visits for Injuries Caused by Air and Paintball Guns, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #118 (PDF file, 121 KB), Hospital Stays for Children, 2009
June 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #117 (PDF file, 215 KB), State Variation in Inpatient Hospitalizations for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Conditions, 2002-2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #116 (PDF file, 189 KB), Emergency Department Visits in Rural and Non-Rural Community Hospitals, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #115 (PDF file, 141 KB), All-Cause Readmissions by Payer and Age, 2008
May 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #114 (PDF file, 144 KB), Sports Related Concussions, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #113 (PDF file, 301 KB), Complicating Conditions of Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #112 (PDF file, 311 KB), Emergency Department Visits Related to Eye Injuries, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #111 (PDF file, 217 KB), Headaches in U.S. Hospitals and Emergency Departments, 2008
April 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #110 (PDF file, 216 KB), Hospitalizations Related to Childbirth, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #109 (PDF file, 814 KB), Medication-Related Adverse Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals and Emergency Departments, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #108 (PDF file, 199 KB), Uninsured Hospital Stays, 2008
March 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #107 (PDF file, 760 KB), The National Hospital Bill: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2008

Methods Report: 2011-02: Evaluation of the State Ambulatory Surgery Databases, Available through the HCUP Central Distributor, 2008 (PDF file, 767 KB)

Methods Report 2011-01: Methodological Issues when Studying Readmissions and Revisits using Hospital Administrative Data (PDF file, 301 KB)
February 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #106 (PDF file, 239 KB), Overview of Hospitalizations among Patients with COPD, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #105 (PDF file, 322 KB), Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Stays Related to Back Problems, 2008
January 2011 HCUP Statistical Briefs #104 (PDF file, 421 KB), Medicaid Hospitalizations, 2008

HCUP Statistical Briefs #103 (PDF file, 295 KB), Hospital Utilization among Oldest Adults, 2008
 
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