Ensuring high accuracy of data abstracted from patient charts: The use of a standardized medical record as a training tool

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 918-923

  Pan, Larry ^a   Fergusson, Dean ^b   Schweitzer, Irwin ^c   Hebert, Paul C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Chart review; Data abstraction; Quality assurance; Quality control; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART SURGERY; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 23644458942     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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