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Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System
- Alternate Title(s)
- SPARCS
- Description
The Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) is a comprehensive data reporting system established in 1979 as a result of cooperation between the health care industry and government. SPARCS currently collects patient level detail on patient characteristics, diagnoses and treatments, services, and charges for every hospital discharge, ambulatory surgery patient, and emergency department...
- Subject
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Health Care CostsHealth Care Utilization
