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. Data Dictionary: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey. Click here to learn more.

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. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access and click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access.