Open AccessData Analytic Process of a Nationwide Population-Based Study Using National Health Information Database Established by National Health Insurance Service
Author(s) -
Yong-Ho Lee,
Kyungdo Han,
Seung Hyun Ko,
Kyung Soo Ko,
Ki Up Lee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
diabetes and metabolism journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.234
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2233-6087
pISSN - 2233-6079
DOI - 10.4093/dmj.2016.40.1.79
Subject(s) - medicine , national health interview survey , national health insurance , population , national database , database , service (business) , family medicine , environmental health , business , computer science , marketing
In 2014, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Diabetes Association to provide limited open access to its databases for investigating the past and current status of diabetes and its management. NHIS databases include the entire Korean population; therefore, it can be used as a population-based nationwide study for various diseases, including diabetes and its complications. This report presents how we established the analytic system of nation-wide population-based studies using the NHIS database as follows: the selection of database study population and its distribution and operational definition of diabetes and patients of currently ongoing collaboration projects.