Use of administrative data in efficient auditing of hospital- acquired surgical site infections, New York State 2009-2010

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 565-571

  Haley, Valerie B ^a   van Antwerpen, Carole ^a   Tserenpuntsag, Boldtsetseg ^a   Gase, Kathleen A ^a   Hazamy, Peggy ^a   Doughty, Diana ^a   Tsivitis, Marie ^a   Stricof, Rachel L ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW YORK; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84860701589     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665710     Document Type: Review

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