Regional Outpatient and Hospitalization Trends 2020-2024

33.5 KB Excel file tracks overall changes in outpatient visits and hospitalizations by regions from January 2020 to April 2024. The dataset, authored by Hong Xiao, provides a time-series view of healthcare utilization across multiple regions.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in outpatient visits across regions to assess post-2020 healthcare recovery patterns.
• Compare hospitalization changes by region to identify geographic disparities in healthcare demand.
• Model the relationship between outpatient visits and hospitalizations as a proxy for care shifting.
• Visualize time-series trends for healthcare utilization from January 2020 to April 2024.

Strengths

• Clear temporal coverage from January 2020 to April 2024.
• Data is structured as a time series for trend analysis.
• Published under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license.
• File size of 33.5 KB indicates a focused, manageable dataset.

Limitations

• Very small file size (33.5 KB) suggests limited scope and likely a low row count.
• Unknown column structure and sample data prevent assessment of feature depth.
• Regional definitions and data collection methodology are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Hong Xiao.

Collection Method

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Time Range

January 2020 to April 2024.

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, though data coverage ends in April 2024.

Geography

Multiple regions (specifics unknown).