Challenges Associated With Using Large Data Sets for Quality Assessment and Research in Clinical Settings

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 117-124

  Cohen, Bevin ^a   Vawdrey, David K ^b   Liu, Jianfang ^a   Caplan, David ^c   Furuya, E Yoko ^b   Mis, Frederick W ^c   Larson, Elaine ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

informatics; outcomes measurement; research methodology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949811314     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154415603358     Document Type: Article

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