Database: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database (Estonia): Difference between revisions

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Type of database: administrative/claims data.

Primary purpose: To organize national health insurance, ensuring insured individuals have access to necessary healthcare services, medicines, medical equipment, and cash benefits. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF); The Ministry of Social Affairs.

Type of information: longitudinal. sex; place of residence ;diagnosis; medical procedures; hospital discharges; length of stay; substance name; number of drugs. Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database.

Available type of information: healthcare costs, numbers of patients; year; age; sex; diagnosis; type of medical activity; medical procedures; hospital location. Click here to learn more.

Source of Information: Based on claims data from all Estonian healthcare providers that have signed a contract with EHIF and deliver EHIF-financed healthcare.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level.

Number of Records: 1.3 million people, i.e. 95% of Estonia's population.

Date range: 2004 onwards.

Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access.

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+'''Type of information:''' [[databaseStructure::longitudinal]]. [[hasVariable::sex]]; [[hasVariable::place of residence]] ;[[hasVariable::diagnosis]]; [[hasVariable::medical procedures]]; [[hasVariable::hospital discharges]]; [[hasVariable::length of stay]]; [[hasVariable::substance name]]; [[hasVariable::number of drugs]]. [[hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database]].
 ''' Available type of information:''' [[availableVariable::healthcare costs]], [[availableVariable::numbers of patients]]; [[availableVariable::year]]; [[availableVariable::age]]; [[availableVariable::sex]]; [[availableVariable::diagnosis]]; [[availableVariable::type of medical activity]]; [[availableVariable::medical procedures]]; [[availableVariable::hospital location]]. [https://www-tervisekassa-ee.translate.goog/koik-teenused?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp Click here to learn more].