MarketScan Laboratory Test Results Database
- Description
MarketScan is one of the largest and longest running proprietary US claims databases used for healthcare research. The data come from a selection of large employers, health plans, and government and public organizations. The database includes de-identified, patient-level longitudinal data for nearly 300 million unique patients, using data from several domains.
The Laboratory Test Results (Lab) Database contains the pooled health care experience of more than one million covered lives, gleaned from sources that include both commercial and Medicare Supplemental coverage. It includes lab tests for a subset of the covered lives and mainly represents lab tests ordered in office-based practices. It captures clinical information (diagnosis and procedure codes), demographic information (age, gender, employment status, and industry) and geographic location of patients, lab results, insurance and claims details, and provider information (provider type and place of service).
- Publisher
- Timeframe
- 1995 - Present
- Geographic Coverage
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Access
- Restrictions
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Application Required
- Instructions
The 15 most recent years of data are available upon request from the Population Health Data Hub. Users should review the data dictionaries and include a detailed description of cohort criteria and requested data elements when submitting their request. Please allow several months for the data extraction process depending on the complexity of the request.
There are no fees to use MarketScan data for unfunded research purposes. For grant-funded research, Merative charges a fee based on award amount; for commercially-funded research, the fee is negotiated with Merative on a case-by-case basis.
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Documentation
Data dictionary and user guide
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