Administrative data extracts of the VA's all-electronic medical record provided measures of diagnoses, inpatient and outpatient utilization, and demographics.
Information was collected on health behaviours (smoking, alcohol use), doctor diagnosed health conditions, symptoms of joint pain (in at least one of the following sites - foot, knee, hip, hand, shoulder), health service utilization and demographics.
Each VAMC maintains its own VistA which contains administrative and some clinical information such as patients' medical and healthcare utilization histories, demographics, practitioner information, diagnoses, and procedures (VIReC 2004).
To account for true health, we compute indices for mental and physical conditions and include these together with measures for health care utilization, socio-demographic variables and country fixed effects to evaluate their relevance for reporting heterogeneity.
When aggregated across all payers, the information contained in APCDs provide population-based, system-wide clinical, financial, utilization, and demographic data that could be used to improve public health, promote price competition, improve healthcare quality, and more.
It is a national household survey that provides comprehensive information on health status, health care utilization, socio-demographics and health behaviors of a nationally representative sample.
Study participants were mailed $2 cash along with a 12-page questionnaire assessing HRQOL, patient evaluations of health care, utilization and demographic characteristics.
Although even this diversified approach may not capture the full scope of opioid use, it does allow construction of a more comprehensive picture of opioid users in New York City, including prevalence, service utilization, and demographic characteristics.
The questionnaire includes items on medical history, health status, exercise habits, history of musculoskeletal injuries, health care utilization, and demographic variables, such as height and weight, smoking, and alcohol use.
