Does AHRQ offer any tools to help researchers work with the data?
Lauren: Yes, AHRQ has developed several software tools to help researchers make the most of the HCUP data, and all of these tools are available for free. Read about these tools below. Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) • Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for ICD-9-CM provides a method for classifying ICD-9-CM diagnoses or procedures into clinically meaningful categories. • Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for ICD-10 provides a method for classifying ICD-10 diagnoses for reporting with mortality data. • CCS-CPT provides a method for applying CCS procedure categories to CPT-based data. • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Clinical Classifications Software (CCS-MHSA) defines variables that identify general categories for mental health and substance abuse-related ICD-9-CM diagnoses in hospital discharge records. Procedure Classes Software • Offers users an easy way to classify procedure codes into one of four broad categories: • Minor Diagnostic • Minor Therapeutic • Major
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