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State-specific monthly trends in hospital utilization accessed through downloadable tables. </div> <br><br> <div class="pagetextbold">Findings-At-A-Glance</div> <div class="pagetext"><a href="/reports/ataglance/findingsataglance.jsp">HCUP Findings-At-A-Glance</a> provides snapshots covering a broad range of health policy issues related to hospital use and costs. </div></td> <td width="2%" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"><div class="pagetextbold">Publications</div> <div class="pagetext"><a href="/reports/pubs_rpts.jsp">HCUP Publications</a> access lists of HCUP publications, resources, and descriptions of research activities that are based on HCUP data, software products, and tools. </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr width="75%" align="center" class="hrruleblue"></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center"><div class="texttitle2">Information About Using HCUP Data</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"><div class="pagetextbold">Methods Series</div> <div class="pagetext"><a href="/reports/methods/methods.jsp">HCUP Methods Series</a> reports feature a broad array of methodological information on the HCUP databases and software tools.</div></td> <td width="2%" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"><div class="pagetextbold">ICD-10-CM/PCS Resources</div> <div class="pagetext"><a href="/datainnovations/icd10_resources.jsp">ICD-10-CM/PCS Resources</a> summarize key issues identified by researchers when analyzing health services outcomes using HCUP databases that include International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/PCS) coding.<br> </div></td> <td width="2%" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"><div class="pagetextbold">Database Reports</div> <div class="pagetext"><a href="/reports/database_rpts.jsp">HCUP Database Reports</a> specific to the design and content of each database are available to support your research. </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr width="75%" align="center" class="hrruleblue"></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center"><div class="texttitle2">Additional Topics and Archives</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"><div class="pagetextbold">Topical Reports</div><div class="pagetext"><a href="/reports/topicalrpts.jsp">Topical Reports</a> provide research findings or an in-depth look at subjects that may be of particular interest to users of HCUP data </div></td> <td width="2%" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"><div class="pagetextbold">Enhancing Administrative Data</div><div class="pagetext">Toolkits and other resources leveraging HCUP data are made available to support <a href="/reports/admindata.jsp">enhancing administrative data</a> and improving patient care. </div></td> <td width="2%" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td width="30%" 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