Availability and usability of data for medical practice assessment

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-137

  Prins, H ^a   Kruisinga, F H ^a   Buller H A ^b   Zwetsloot Schonk, J H M ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data collection; Data quality; Hospital information system; Meningitis; Outcome measurement; Pediatrics; Process measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENINGITIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REGISTRATION; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME;

EID: 0036202094     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.intqhc.a002599     Document Type: Article

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