Summary

The article is a continuation of the author’s refl ections on the conditions and the role of registries in shaping corporate information in health care, published in the previous issue of “Public Health”, in which he pointed to the shortcomings of the current defi nition of a public register and attempted to organize the terminology, with particular emphasis on distinguishing types of data sets such as the administrative record, records, list. In this article the author attempts to develop a classifi cation of health care records, by using the achievements of the recognized in literature authors, then, on the basis of own experience and expertise, assign to separate classes – the self-identifi ed data sets. Author also proposes to develop a hierarchical model for health care records, showing the desired information and the hierarchical relationship between different types of data sets in healthcare.

Słowa kluczowe: administrative records, Główny Urząd Statystyczny, health records, Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia, non-administrative records, rejestry administracyjne, rejestry nieadministracyjne, rejestry ochrony zdrowia, the Central Statistical Office, the National Health Fund