Training in data definitions improves quality of intensive care data

Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Arts, Daniëlle G T ^a   Bosman, Rob J ^b   de Jonge, Evert ^a   Joore, Johannes C A ^c   de Keizer, Nicolette F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data extraction; Data quality; Medical registry; Training program

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

APACHE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEACHING;

EID: 0037386450     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1886     Document Type: Review

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