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'''Primary purpose:''' The Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) statistic is a full annual census of all inpatient hospital cases within Germany that are billed according to case flat rates.
'''Primary purpose:''' The Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) statistic is a full annual census of all inpatient hospital cases within Germany that are billed according to case flat rates.


'''Type of information:''' [[hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey - Germany]] [https://www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de/de/10-21242-23141-2022-00-00-1-1-0].
'''Type of information:''' [[hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey]] [https://www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de/de/10-21242-23141-2022-00-00-1-1-0 Click here to learn more].


'''Available type of information:''' [[availableVariable::place of residence]], [[availableVariable::year]], [[availableVariable::diagnosis]], [[availableVariable::age]], [[availableVariable::sex]], [[availableVariable::medical procedures]].
'''Available type of information:''' [[availableVariable::place of residence]], [[availableVariable::year]], [[availableVariable::diagnosis]], [[availableVariable::age]], [[availableVariable::sex]], [[availableVariable::medical procedures]].

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Sponsor, manager or home institution: Forschungsdatenzentren der Statistischen Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (FDZ).

Primary purpose: The Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) statistic is a full annual census of all inpatient hospital cases within Germany that are billed according to case flat rates.

Type of information: Data Dictionary: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey Click here to learn more.

Available type of information: place of residence, year, diagnosis, age, sex, medical procedures.

Source of Information: Hospitals send information to the Hospital Remuneration System (InEK) which is then sent to the FDZ.

Data level: patient level.

Number of Records: 16.359.312 patients, of which 1.775.648 (10,85%).

Date Range: 2005 to 2020.

Cancer Areas of Interest: neoplasms (C00-D48).

Data access: partially publicly available [1]. More information about the database [2]. Instructions to request data for restricted content [3] and [4].

Contact information: Information [5].