Use the most current information in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (http://

hcupnet.ahrq.gov) database to answer the following questions:

a. What are the nationwide average length of hospital stay and average hospital cost for patients with the following diagnoses?

• Abdominal pain

• Acute myocardial infarction

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis

• Diabetes mellitus with complications

b. What are the nationwide average length of hospital stay and average hospital cost for patients who undergo the following procedures?

• Cesarean section

• Hip replacement, total and partial

• Hysterectomy, abdominal and vaginal

• Percutaneous coronary angioplasty

c. If data are available for your state, what are your state’s average length of hospital stay and average cost for patients with the diagnoses in question 1a and for patients who underwent the procedures in question 1b? p-968