Documentation of statistics: Health Insurance Statistics
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Health Insurance Statistics 2024
, Previous versions, Health Insurance Statistics 2023, Health Insurance Statistics 2022, Health Insurance Statistics 2021, Health Insurance Statistics 2020, Health Insurance Statistics 2019, Health Insurance Statistics 2018, Health Insurance Statistics 2017, Health Insurance Statistics 2016, Health Insurance Statistics 2015, Health Insurance Statistics 2014, Health Insurance Statistics 2013, These statistics focus on the consumption of health care services within the primary public health care sector . The statistics are based on annual extracts from LUNA, which is the IT system used by the regions to settle accounts for health services with the individual providers (e.g., physicians, dentists, etc.). The statistics have been compiled since 1986 but are comparable from 2006 onwards., Statistical presentation, The statistics cover visits to general practitioners and healthcare providers under the national health insurance. The statistics include the number of contacts, the associated fees, and the number of recipients., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is received once a year from the Regions. It is assessed which services can be classified as contracts. Individuals with invalid CPR numbers are not included in the statistical tables. Corrections that cannot be associated with a registration in the respective year are deleted. Data is linked with background data from Statistics Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are used by a wide range of users, including public institutions, researchers, private individuals, and journalists. These users utilize the statistics for various purposes, including public planning, research, and public debate., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The data come from administrative registers with full coverage. Each year, Statistics Denmark manually categorizes the services in the public health insurance system as contacts. This affects the calculation of the number of contacts and the number of individuals with contacts., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published 5-6 months after the end of the year. The punctuality is high., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Sundhedsdatastyrelsen produces statistics on general practice, specialist practice, and other practices. Delimitations and definitions of contacts (or the use of services instead of contacts) can result in statistics that may not appear directly comparable. Typically, any - often minor - differences could be explained by methodology and delimitation. The overall picture is clear, Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik and , Statbank Denmark, Annual publications (selected sections): Statistical Ten-Year Review., Read more about accessibility and clarity
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Documentation of statistics