When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

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 ...

Several limitations were identified, including that EHR data are not collected for research purposes, the results may not be generalizable to other systems or administrative databases, the algorithms ...

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 ...

For those of us who have been in the information technology realm for too long, the title "database administrator" conjures up very specific images. We picture someone pulling hair out over issues ...

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 ...

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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 ...