Discuss the following in a 3 page:
a. Identify the internal and external users of secondary data.
b. Distinguish among healthcare databases in terms of purpose and content.
Determine appropriate health information standards and regulations for specific organizations.
Review the following website:
Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project: United States Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/research/data/hcup/
Answer the following questions in paragraph format:
a. Access the provided website and find out if your state (Alabama) participates in the HCUP program.
b. If your state does participate in this program, who is the contact person? Give the name and contact information.
c. What is the HCUP program?
d. There are several different database tools used in this program. Please name at least four and give details about each.
Requirements:
The Assignment must be 3 pages in length, prepared in a Microsoft Word document, and APA formatted.
This Assignment must follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing must be in well detailed ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. The resources used (including your text) must be properly cited. Your work must display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.