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Data Quality Study of the 2015-2016 Discharge Abstract Database: A Focus on Hospital Harm Core

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Pages: 65 File Details: (PDF) 1821 KB
Date: Oct 26, 2016 Price A/B: Free
ISBN: 978-1-77109-522-8 Action: Download

This report summarizes the results of a reabstraction study carried out on preliminary (open-year) 2015-2016 DAD data. The study provides an assessment of overall coding quality with a primary focus on data used to measure patient safety. Specifically, the study addresses a subset of hospital harm clinical groups: In-Hospital Sepsis, Infections Due to C. difficile, MRSA or VRE, Obstetric Hemorrhage and Obstetric Trauma. The study also evaluates the quality of data for 2 other health system performance indicators (Low-Risk Caesarean Section and Time Waiting for Inpatient Bed).

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Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) Re-abstraction Studies

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Data Quality Study of the 2015-2016 Discharge Abstract Database: A Focus on Hospital Harm Core

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Pages: 78 File Details: (PDF) 1886 KB
Date: Oct 26, 2016 Price A/B: Free
ISBN: 978-1-77109-523-5 Action: Download

This report summarizes the results of a reabstraction study carried out on preliminary (open-year) 2015-2016 DAD data. The study provides an assessment of overall coding quality with a primary focus on data used to measure patient safety. Specifically, the study addresses a subset of hospital harm clinical groups: In-Hospital Sepsis, Infections Due to C. difficile, MRSA or VRE, Obstetric Hemorrhage and Obstetric Trauma. The study also evaluates the quality of data for 2 other health system performance indicators (Low-Risk Caesarean Section and Time Waiting for Inpatient Bed).

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Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) Re-abstraction Studies

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informationquality@cihi.ca

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