Data

The Sheps Center stores and manages various data resources for use in health services research.  There are varying rules for who can use these data, and how they can be accessed.

Data Resource	Access Limits	Data Access	Website Link
North Carolina Hospital Discharge Data – Inpatient, Emergency Room and Ambulatory Surgery Data	Academic / Public Health Researchers only	By application, fees are charged per year of data	NC Hospital Discharge Data
North Carolina State Health Plan Data - Data on health care services provided to NC State Employees. Part of the Carolina Cost and Quality Initiative.	Access Limited to UNC Students and UNC Researchers	By application, fees are charged per year of data	Carolina Cost and Quality Initiative
MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters and Medicare Supplemental Databases.	Access Limited to UNC Students and UNC Researchers	By application, fees determined by use	MarketScan® Data
NC Health Professions Data System (HPDS) – timely and reliable information on selected licensed health professionals in North Carolina	Some data is public and some requires prior approval – see website for details	Varies, see website for details, fees determined by data and organization, some data is free of charge	NC Health Professions Data System
Rural Health Cartographic Archive – maps of demographics, health status indicators, health care providers and health related services for rural parts of North Carolina and the United States	Public	Maps available from website	NC Rural Health Research Program Cartographic Archive
Region IV Network for Data Management and Utilization (RNDMU) – focuses on women and infant indicators for planning and assessment	Mostly Public, some information requires a password	Available from website	Region IV Network for Data Management and Utilization
Look for links here to organizations that provide free publicly available, statistical information about various healthcare topics.	Public		Links to Publicly Available Statistical Information