IAAHS Survey – The State of International Healthcare Data
The quality and completeness of data is important to the work of any actuary. In 2008, IAAHS (in conjunction with Milliman) published a study comparing the work of health actuaries worldwide. One of the key findings in that study was that healthcare data varied significantly in content and quality from country to country. As a follow up to that study, we asked health actuaries from around the globe to tell us about the data they work with on a regular basis. These actuaries responded to questions about the claim, premium, enrolment, and other data available for their use. They provided details about the content of the data they most commonly use, including specifying data elements that they have access to, that they would like to have but do not, and that they believe are necessary for an actuary to complete his/her work. Answers to the survey also helped identify coding systems that are commonly used to identify diagnoses and medical procedures around the world.
March 8, 2010
