UPDB - Health Facilities and Claims Records

Utah Ambulatory Surgery

Ambulatory Surgery Archives

For all states, including Utah, the ambulatory surgery data system is a database containing surgery information occurring in hospital outpatient departments, hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery centers, and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. In 2016, there were reportable procedures from 74 ambulatory surgery facilities throughout the state that submitted data to the Utah Department of Health (UDOH).

• Data represents patient visits.
• Data are available in UPDB beginning with 1996.
• The fields available for researchers are Standard Limited-Use Variables.

Inpatient Hospital Claims

Inpatient Data Archives

For all states, including Utah, the hospital discharge data system is a database containing statewide, population-based healthcare information associated with all hospitals in a state. In 2016, 65 hospitals have submitted their discharge data to the Utah Department of Health (UDOH).

• Claims data represents patient events in the hospital.
• Data are available in UPDB beginning with 1996.
• The fields available for researchers are Standard Limited-Use Variables.

Emergency Department

Utah Emergency Department

All Utah licensed hospitals are required to report information on Emergency Department (ED) patient encounters. Hospitals supply these data to the Office of Health Care Statistics, on behalf of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, for the purpose of constructing a statewide Emergency Department Encounter Database. The database contains the consolidated information on medical codes, patient characteristics, services received, and charges billed for each ED encounter. The ED Public Data Set includes the combined data on all ED outpatient visits and ED inpatient admissions.

Utah All Payer Claims Data

Utah All Payer Claims Data

Utah’s APCD contains data from health insurance carriers, Medicaid, and third party administrators in Utah. These data consist of medical, pharmacy, and dental claims as well as insurance enrollment and health care provider data. During processing these files are cleaned, standardized, and enhanced with analytics software that produces data on risk and burden of illness.

**Additional approval required for usage of Medicaid information