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: healthcare costs, numbers of patients; year; age; sex; diagnosis; type of medical activity; medical procedures; hospital location [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.

Available data level: regional 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].