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Longitudinal
Population Patient Data
Population
claims
databases allow longitudinal analysis of patients receiving
standard health care
within the context of a naturalistic group. Researchers
can study the full continuum of care -- physician, hospital and
pharmacy -- over multiple years. Eligibility data allow tracking patients
in and out of the database and enable calculating rates of incidence and
prevalence aginst the background of the entire population.
Health
Data Services Corporation works with the vendors who offer linked medical data from inpatient and
outpatient hospital units, physicians, and pharmacies plus insurance eligibility
data.
The medical data includes diagnosis,
treatment, surgical procedures, and cost information. All databases are in formats that protect
individual privacy and are HIPAA-compliant.
These databases have distinguishing features such as:
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Lab
results for 2 or more million lives
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Large
populations of 10+ million
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Large
populations of members aged 65+
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Mental
health treatment
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Absenteeism
data
Health Data Services Corporation
can help you with data from commercial vendors like:
IHCIS
Ingenix
Medstat
PharMetrics
Private
health plans
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