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Longitudinal Health Care Utilization Database

In collaboration with the Agenzia Sanitaria Regionale of the Emilia-Romagna Region of Italy, JMC's Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care has constructed a population-based longitudinal health care database for the region. We assembled a comprehensive database to describe and explain patterns of care and profiles of population health in Regione Emilia Romagna (RER). The database was developed from encounter-based records of an individual's interaction with the health care system using administrative data from RER, capable of individual and geographic levels of analyses. In addition, data include clinical and financial indicators such as diagnoses, utilization of services, and costs from tariffs. These data can be used to estimate health care financing and risk adjustment models, health care planning, and profiling specific clinical and/or demographic sub-groups, and geographically based management of services.

For more information: daniel.louis@jefferson.edu