Effect of discharge letter-linked diagnosis registration on data quality

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-57

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

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Dept of Chem Informatics J2 255 ^*

Author keywords

Abstracting and indexing; Data collection; Diagnosis; Paediatrics; Patient discharge; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642618138     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/12.1.47     Document Type: Article

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