IBM Watson MarketScan Data

Data Summary
The IBM MarketScan® Research Databases are a family of research data sets that fully integrate de-identified patient-level data. The UW licensed data include administrative health records (inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drugs), productivity (workplace absence, short- and long-term disability, and workers’ compensation), available for healthcare research by faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Public Health. The UW licensed IBM MarketScan® Research Databases includes the following research data sets:
● IBM MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters Database
● IBM MarketScan® Medicare Supplemental Database
● IBM MarketScan® Health and Productivity Management Database
For more information about the data sets, including cost to access and content, contact Ryan N Hansen, rhansen@uw.edu.
Temporal Extent
Time series, annual from 2007 to 2021
Geographic Extent
Entire US
Unit of Analysis
individuals + claims
Institutional Partners
Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Public Health