Dataset
Premier Perspective
Years of Data Collection
2001-
Sample Size
400+ hospitals
Geographic Location of Sample Subjects
National
Rationale for study
To examine health services for hospitalized patients in a 400+ network of hospitals
Overview of data:
All information contained in the standard hospital discharge file such as International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes, hospital and physician information and discharge status. Also includes date-stamped log of all billed items, including diagnostic tests, medications, and other treatments, for individual patients. Most participating hospitals submit cost data; the rest submit calculated costs based on each hospital’s specific cost to charge ratio.
Process for obtaining data
Data can be purchased through Premier, Inc.
Website/publications/other links
http://www.premierinc.com/quality/tools-services/prs/index.jsp
Keywords
Hospital data