PaPR Data Set

The PaPR data set is an important new open data set that describes the adoption of e-prescribing as measured in Part D Medicare data.The dataset, called PaPR (Providers and Prescribing Records) details how different individual prescribers deliver prescriptions to pharmacies, either using e-prescribing, faxes or paper. The PaPR (pronounced “paper”) data set aggregates this information on a per-prescriber basis.

PaPR数据集是一款重要的新型开放数据集，其依托联邦医疗保险（Medicare）D部分的统计数据，刻画了电子处方（e-prescribing）的应用普及情况。该数据集全称为Providers and Prescribing Records，缩写为PaPR，详细记录了不同个体处方医师向药房交付处方的具体方式，涵盖电子处方、传真及纸质处方三种途径。PaPR的发音为"paper"，该数据集以单处方医师为单位对上述信息进行聚合汇总。