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RHIA Exam - Question 81


The Health care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) consists of a set of databases that include data on inpatients whose care is paid for by third-party payers.

HCUP is an initiative of the -

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The Health care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). AHRQ is tasked with producing evidence to improve the quality and safety of the American healthcare system and includes databases that include data on inpatients whose care is paid for by third-party payers.

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Angelwhispers
Jan 28, 2023

(AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.

Atieno
Aug 11, 2024

Agency for Health care Research and Quality - Task to continuously monitor & improve the quality and safety of America's health-care system.