HCUP Overview Course

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</ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20140716200023/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/pilot.jsp">Pilot and Planning Projects</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="skip"></a></td></tr> </table> </div> <table summary="layout" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4"> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><div class="texttitle">Welcome to the On-line HCUP Overview Course! </div> <br> <div class="pagetext">HCUP has developed a free, interactive course, which is available on-line. Once launched, the self-administered course provides an overview of the data, software tools and products of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. The course covers the features, capabilities and potential uses of HCUP resources. Included is information on where and how to access the data and tools, and technical support. The on杔ine course is modular, so you can either move through the entire course, or access exactly those data resources, tools or products in which you are most interested. <br><br> To launch the course, please click on one of the links below. There are two versions of the course. The Interactive version requires the following: Flash 7 to be installed on your computer, audio enabled, and pop-up blockers temporarily disabled. As an alternative, you may access a text version of the course by clicking on the Section 508-Compliant version of the course. <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140716200023/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/HCUP_Overview/HCUP_Overview_121510/index.htm" target="_blank">Link to Interactive version</a> <br>The Interactive version requires Flash 10 to be installed on your computer, audio to be enabled, and pop-up blockers temporarily disabled. <i>If the course does not launch and a message comes up stating pop-ups are blocked, click on the pop-up bar to "Temporarily Allow Pop-up").</i></li> <li><a href="/web/20140716200023/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/HCUP_Overview/HCUP_508_version/508_version010311/index508.htm" target="_blank">Link to Section-508 Compliant version</a><br> As an alternative, you may view a text-only version of the course. </li> </ul> To troubleshoot, please click on the technical guidance document below for detailed instructions. If you are still having difficulty, please contact <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140716200023/mailto:hcup@ahrq.gov">hcup@ahrq.gov</a> for assistance or call HCUP User Support at 1-866-290-HCUP. <ul><li><a href="/web/20140716200023/https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/UserQuickGuidetoHCUPOverview.pdf" target="_blank">User Quick Guide for On-line HCUP Overview Course</a> (PDF file, 41 KB)</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> </table> <hr width="75%" align="center" class="hrruleblue"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" class="citationtext"> Internet Citation: HCUP Overview Course. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). January 2011. 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