Validity of AHRQ patient safety indicators derived from ICD-10 hospital discharge abstract data (chart review study)

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Quan, Hude ^a   Eastwood, Cathy ^a   Cunningham, Ceara Tess ^a   Liu, Mingfu ^b   Flemons, Ward ^c   De Coster, Carolyn ^a,b   Ghali, William A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE FINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-10; INJECTION SITE INFECTION; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LACERATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY INDICATOR; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84886645804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003716     Document Type: Article

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