Table 1.

Relevant Data Elements Available from Saskatchewan Health Databases [18]

Database	Available Data
Prescription Drug	Patient information
	Drug information
	Prescriber information
	Dispensing pharmacy information
	Cost information
Hospital Services	Patient information
	Diagnostic and procedure information (based on ICD-10-CAa and CCIb)
	Admission and discharge dates
	Length of hospital stay
Physician Services	Patient information
	Physician information
	Diagnostic information (3 digit ICD-9c code)
	Billing information
Insurance registry	Beneficiary information (effective date, end date, sex, age, residence)

a. International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Canada [35]

b. Canadian Classification of Health Interventions [36]

c. International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision