Overview
Dataset Summary
The Premier Healthcare Database (PHD) is a large, hospital-based dataset containing administrative and clinical data from predominantly urban and non-profit hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States.
The database includes detailed information on inpatient encounters, procedures, diagnoses, medications, laboratory testing, and hospital costs. It is particularly well-suited for research on inpatient clinical care, medication utilization, and hospital-level outcomes.
Caveats
- Patient tracking is limited to encounters within Premier-affiliated facilities; outcomes outside these systems are not captured.
- Participating hospitals are primarily urban and non-profit, which may limit generalizability to rural or for-profit settings.
- Requires licensing agreement and compliance with privacy and data use regulations.
- Data structure may require familiarity with large administrative and EHR datasets.
Examples of Outcomes Examined
- Medication utilization patterns
- In-hospital mortality
- Hospital length of stay
- Hospital costs and resource use
- Complications during hospitalization
Topic
Clinical Informatics & Health IT, Clinical Outcomes & Safety, Hospital-based Medicine
Resource Type
Dataset
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