Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Family of state databases that contain the universe (or near universe) of encounter level hospital data (inpatient, emergency department, ambulatory surgery) from all acute care, nonfederal hospitals in 49 states and the District of Columbia and nationwide databases that contain a sample of encounter level hospital data weighted to be nationally representative
Complete Metadata
| @id | https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddbdocumentation.jsp |
|---|---|
| @type | DatasetSeries |
| accrualPeriodicity | annually |
| contactPoint |
[ { "fn": "Pamela Owens", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:Pam.Owens@ahrq.hhs.gov" } ] |
| description | Family of state databases that contain the universe (or near universe) of encounter level hospital data (inpatient, emergency department, ambulatory surgery) from all acute care, nonfederal hospitals in 49 states and the District of Columbia and nationwide databases that contain a sample of encounter level hospital data weighted to be nationally representative |
| identifier | https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddbdocumentation.jsp |
| modified | 2026-09-02 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)", "@type": "Organization" } |
| spatial |
[ { "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "County" }, { "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "State" }, { "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "United States" } ] |
| temporal |
[ { "@type": "PeriodOfTime", "endDate": "2026-09-02", "startDate": "1988-01-01" } ] |
| title | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) |
