NATIONAL HOSPITALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (Malta)

Overview
Acronym
NHIS
Type of information
Registry data
URL of the data source
https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries/hospitalstatistics…
Description

This database collects hospital activity data from State and Private Hospitals. Medical data regarding diagnosis and external causes of injuries/accidents for hospitalised patients is coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). Operations/procedures are coded in ICD-9 CM-vol3 (procedures).

Governance and legal framework

All data is collected and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, adopted in the Data Protection Act XX of 2018. On the 8th of October 2019, Legal Notice 263 of 2019 was published. This Legal Notice is intended to enact the Processing of Personal Data (Secondary Processing) (Health Sector) Regulations (S.L. 528.10 of the Laws of Malta) (“the Regulations”).

Funding

The Registry is part of the Directorate for Health Information and Research and is wholly funded by the Government of Malta.

Free keywords
hospital activity
discharges
operations
Topics
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Care utilisation » Hospital utilisation;
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Care utilisation » Surgical procedures
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 1
Target Population
Hospitalized
Age range
From 0 years
Sex
Both
Language(s)
English
Updating Periodicity
Annually
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Linkage possible
Yes
Data Owner(s)
Directorate for Health Information and Research – Ministry for Health – Government of Malta
Contact name
Dr Sandra Distefano
Contact e-mail
healthinfo@gov.mt
Contact info (address)

DHIR, 95, Telghet Gwardamanga, PIETA', Malta

Updated on 27 July 2022