Aggregated patient data | |
Physician Identifier | Anonymized number |
Canton | Location of practice (Swiss cantons) |
- Time period | Year and month of reimbursement/prescriptiona |
◦ Age category | For years 0–5; 6–10; 11–15; 16–18; 19–20; 21–25; then in 5-year categories up to 120 years |
◦ Gender | Male, female or missing |
▪ Total number of patients | Total number of patients treated by this physician in this month (as defined by the identifier and time period) who are within the age and gender category and have claims in this month. |
▪ Total number of consultations | Total number of consultations of this physician in this month (as defined by the identifier and time period) who are within the age and gender category and have claims in this month. |
Aggregated prescription data | |
Physician Identifier | Anonymized number |
Cantonb | Location of practice (Swiss cantons) |
- Time period | Year and month of eimbursement/prescriptiona |
◦ Drug identifier | 5- or 7-digit number to uniquely describe a drug (provided for antibiotics only) |
◦ ATC code | ATC code up to level 5 for a drug (provided for antibiotics and selected other drugs) |
▪ Age category | For years 0–5; 6–10; 11–15; 16–18; 19–20; 21–25; then in 5-year categories up to 120 years |
▪ Gender | Male, female or missing |
• Total number of prescriptions | Total number of prescriptions (drug packages) by this physician in this month (as defined by the identifier and time period) who are within the age and gender category and have claims in this month. |