NLM logo

COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation.

Get the latest public health information from CDC: https://www.coronavirus.gov
Get the latest research information from NIH: https://www.nih.gov/coronavirus

National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)

NICHSR Home | About Us | Contact Us

HSRR
Search
Browse
About HSRR
FAQ
Search Tips
Suggest Resource
Contact Us
Other NLM Services
HSR Information Central
HSRProj
PHPartners.org
PubMed
Special Queries
Related Information
Education and Training Links

  FAIR Health National Private Insurance Claims Database

Record Type

DataSet

Source

FAIR Health

Title Acronym

FH NPIC

Description

The FAIR Health National Private Insurance Claims Database, FH NPIC Database, includes data from 2002 to the present for more than 15 billion billed services, and reflects the cost of care and utilization experience from plans covering over 129 million privately insured Americans. This resource will advance research on a wide variety of topics including geographic variation in cost and utilization, adherence to best practices and clinical protocols, economic disparities in the distribution of healthcare resources, the effectiveness of health policies and health interventions, the impact of legislation and regulation on healthcare access and outcomes, and emerging epidemiological trends.

MEDLINE Search Strategy

Keywords

Databases; Factual; Insurance Claim Data; Medical Claims; Dental Claims; Service Utilization; Private Healthcare Spending

Purpose

The nation’s largest collection of private medical and dental claims data is now available to researchers and policymakers seeking to study patterns, trends and geographic disparities in service utilization and private healthcare spending. The FH NPIC Database offers aggregated data modules known as FH Benchmarks and standard analytic files comprised of underlying claims, FH NPIC SAFs.

Record Originator

InfoPac

Special Notes

Applications for data licenses may be submitted through a web-based form available at the FAIR Health research program website at www.research.fairhealth.org.

Variables

procedure code; service zip code; date of service; non-discounted fee billed by the provider; claim type; patient age and gender; diagnostic codes

UI

2288

Date Revised

July 22, 2019, 9:17 a.m.