Examples of medical databases used in research
| Database, country | Database description | Population covered | Example publications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicaid, USA | Administrative database of medical insurer | Recipients of social welfare | 11 reviewed in 2 12 |
| Veteran Affairs Clinical Database, USA | Administrative database of medical insurer and provider | US veterans | 13 reviewed in 12 |
| Kaiser Permanente (KP), USA | Administrative database of health maintenance organisation | Members of the KP health plan (largely representative of their communities) | 14 reviewed in 12 15 |
| General Practice Research Database (GPRD); now -Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), UK | Clinical database of general practitioners | 8% of the UK population (representative of the source population) | 16 reviewed in 2 12 15 |
| Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), UK | Clinical database of hospitals | All hospital admissions funded by the National Health Service in England | 17 |
| Saskatchewan Health Services Database, Canada | Administrative database of provincial health plan | 99% of the Saskatchewan population | 18 reviewed in 2 12 |
| Clalit Health Services Database, Israel | Administrative database of health maintenance organisation | 53% of Israel's population | 19 |
| National Prescription Databases, Nordic countries (Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway) | Pharmaceutical national databases | Nationwide coverage | Reviewed and exemplified in2 20 |