Editing Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database

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'''Core patient data:'''

*ID number
*Name
*Date of birth
*Date of death
*Sex
*Address


'''Medical contacts data:'''

*Healthcare provider information
*Doctor information
*Type of healthcare
*Main and co-diagnoses
*Date of admission
*Date of discharge
*Regular procedures
*Surgical procedures
*Date of procedures
*Amount of procedures
*Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for inpatient care


'''Outpatient care data:'''

*Date of admission
*Date of discharge
*Prescription drugs and medical devices data:
*Dispensing pharmacy information
*Diagnoses
*Discount rate
*Date when medicine was prescribed
*Date of issuing and dispensing
*Active substance code
*Level of content
*Total dispensed amount of medicine
*Prescribed dosage
*Number of packages
*Price of medicine
*Paid price
*Discount price
*Medical reason for prescription limitations


'''Incapacity to work data:'''

*Company where patient works
*Salary
*Start and end date of incapacity to work
*Reason for incapacity to work
*Type of incapacity


'''Diagnostic data:'''

*International Classification of Diseases, version 10 (ICD-10) codes for diagnoses
*Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System codes for active substance of medicine
*NOMESCO Classification of Surgical Procedures codes for surgical procedures


'''Miscellaneous data:'''

*Dates and frequencies of procedures and laboratory tests
*Insurance status
*Obesity and alcohol abuse codes as diagnoses
*Patient's contact data (i.e., address, telephone number, etc.) from Population Registry
*Healthcare provider information from Business Register
*Insurance status information from Employment Registry
*No information on vaccinations, laboratory results, and physical examination results.