Information system Hospital care

Summary

Strengths: Integral observation

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) /SAS

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected between 2005 and 2011 (no sample); data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection
2005

Stratification if applicable
Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Dutch population with health insurance

Age range
No age restrictions

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Consumption of hospital care and specialist care by people with health insurance.

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
Vektis
Vektis
Sparrenheuvel 18
3708 JE Zeist Netherlands Phone: 003130 69 88 323
Email: info(at)vektis.nl
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected every quarter.