Table 1 Sources of data
Country | Source of data | Year |
|---|---|---|
Austria | Performance-oriented Hospital Financing Framework Database | 2008 |
Private Hospitals Financing Fund Database | 2008 | |
England | Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) | 2007/08 |
National Health Service Reference Costs | 2007/08 | |
CHE Trust Database | 2007/08 | |
Estonia | Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database | 2008 |
Finland | Hospital Discharge Register (hospitals of Helsinki and Uusimaa) | 2008 |
France | National Hospital Cost Study (ENCC; representative sample) | 2007 |
Hospital Inpatient Activity Database (PMSI MCO; all hospitals) | 2008 | |
Germany | Research database based on patient-level data according to §21 Hospital Remuneration Act (KHEntG) and national G-DRG cost accounting standards by the Institute for the Hospital Remuneration System (InEK) | 2008 |
Ireland | Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) | 2008 |
Poland | Central Register of Healthcare Services and Reimbursements | 2009 |
Spain (Catalonia) | Public Hospital Network of Catalonia | 2008 |
Spanish Network of Hospital Costs | 2008/09 | |
Sweden | National Case Costing Database | 2008 |