Databases: RKKPs Clinical Quality Databases Compilation (Denmark)

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Primary purpose: Inform about the quality of Denmark's clinical treatment and contribute to improving the health care system. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Regionernes kliniske kvalitetsprogram (RKKP).

Type of information: Quantitative indicators of cancer care quality and researches developed in the matter. The variables, cancer areas of interest, and other individual information about each database [1].

Available type of information: number of patients, year, place of residence, diagnosis, medical procedures, type of medical activity, cancer incidence, tumor staging.

Source of information: Registered data from nationwide clinicians is managed by clinical epidemiologists and discussed by in clinical auditions to produce recommendations to increase health care quality.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level.

Number of Records: 27 cancer databases as of January 2023.

Date Range: varies.

Cancer Areas of Interest: varies.

Data access: partially publicly available [2]. Annual reports are openly available in each database's website. More specific data can be obtained following the instructions presented [3].

Contact information: Information [4].