Database: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database (Estonia)

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

Type of information: Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database.

Available type of information: Amount of bills; Numbers of persons; Year; Age group; Gender; Specialist/Family doctor; Diagnosis; THT Type; Quarter; Health care service; Medical facility and speciality [3].

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.

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

Date Range: 2004 onwards.

Data access: Partially publicly available [4]. Instructions to request data for restricted content [5].

Contact information: Information [6].