Database: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey (Germany)

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Type of database: administrative/claims data; survey.

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.

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

Type of information: longitudinal. region; hospital location; age; sex; diagnosis; type of medical activity; length of stay; type of patient.

Data Dictionary: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey.

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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: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. For more data information click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats XLSX; CSV; FLAT and XML. Data has access costs. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access and click here to access.

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