Discrepancies in administrative databases: Implications for practice and research

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 949-950

  Roberts, Renée J ^a   Stockwell, David C ^a   Slonim, Anthony D ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative databases; Cost; Critical care; Health policy; Medicare; Medicare Provider Analysis and Review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947155989     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000257461.17112.89     Document Type: Editorial

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