About NPR
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The Norwegian Patient Registry contains information about all individuals who have received or are waiting to receive treatment in the specialist health service.
Background
The main purpose of the Norwegian Patient Registry is to provide a basis for the administration, management, financing, and quality assurance of the specialist health service. In addition, the registry may be used as a basis for medical and health-related research, support the establishment and quality assurance of disease and quality registries, and supply information to the national summary care record. The registry may also contribute to knowledge that helps prevent accidents and injuries.
Information in NPR
NPR is a personally identifiable registry and contains information about patients who receive health care in the specialist health service, as well as details about the health care provided.
All public health trusts and private actors who are part of the public specialist health service through agreements with the regional health authorities or Helfo are required to report to NPR. The reporting obligation includes personal data about individuals who are waiting for or have received health care, as well as the administrative, medical, and social information that is relevant and necessary to fulfil the main purpose of the registry.
NPR contains information about, among other things:
- The patient
- The treating institution
- Referrals and patient rights
- Hospital admissions and outpatient contacts
- Symptoms, diagnoses, and reasons for health care
- Performed procedures
- Use of coercion
- Outpatient reimbursement codes
- National patient pathways and standardized care pathways
- Costs related to provided health care
- Tariff codes
- Personal injuries
- Emergency medical communication centers (AMK) and prehospital services
More details about datasets in NPR (in Norwegian)
Reporting guidelines for data submitted to NPR (in Norwegian).
More information
For information in English, please refer to the following 2019 paper: