Goals and Adverse Effects: Rate of Concordance Between Patients and Providers Health administrative data were probabilistically linked to Ontario patient data from the Canadian Cancer Trials Group ...

Linked cancer registry and medical claims data have increased the capacity for cancer research. However, few efforts have described methods to select information between data sources, which may affect ...

Analysts and researchers ask questions that require a better handle on the “wheres” in the world. Who is allowed to vote in an election? Where are disease rates increasing the fastest? What school ...

Charlottesville, VA (November 27, 2012). Hospital administrative databases, designed to provide general information on hospital stays and associated costs, are frequently used to find information that ...

CHICAGO (July 26, 2015, 5 pm ET): As patient-safety and quality improvement efforts continue to gain momentum throughout health care, the need for accurate sources of information is crucial, yet the ...

L. Remontet, N. Mitton, C. M. Couris, J. Iwaz, F. Gomez, F. Olive, S. Polazzi, A. M. Schott, B. Trombert, N. Bossard, M. Colonna European Journal of Epidemiology, Vol ...

The combination of electronic medical record data and administrative data provides the fullest picture of patient health histories. Background: Primary care electronic medical records (EMRs) represent ...

Validity assessments revealed that 2 algorithms utilizing administrative claims data and electronic medical records were accurate at identifying moderate and severe events signaling acute exacerbation ...

ACS NSQIP provides more accurate data than administrative data for driving surgical quality improvement in hospitals, according to two new studies. The research suggests that ACS NSQIP is a vital tool ...

The field of database administration is far from glamorous. Even within the uncompromisingly geeky domain of information technology, database administration would be among the last fields picked for a ...