National registration of ambulatory care

Summary

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Crosssection regular

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access
Cannot be downloaded directly

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected between 1996 and 2011 with a sample size of 115 health care providers; data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection
1996

Stratification if applicable
Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Dutch population with ambulatory care

Age range
No age restrictions

Statistical representativeness
Other, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Ambulatory care; type of treatment, type of health care provider, patient information.

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases
Contact data administrator (see contact information)

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information

Dutch Hospital Data
Oudlaan 4
3515 GA Utrecht Netherlands Phone: 003130 273 9521
Email: secretariaat(at)hospitaldata.eu
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected annually.