Building upon administrative data to assess Health Systems Performance

Using administrative data to assess health care outcomes.

community practice were not significantly different 1 year after PTCA or CABG surgery, consistent with a meta-analysis that summarized eight randomized trials comparing these procedures. However, of the three largest randomized trials in the meta-analysis, only the Randomised Intervention Treatment of Angina (RITA) trial enrolled a population that appeared clinically comparable to the observati...

Regional Innovation Systems: How to Assess Performance

Using linked health administrative data to assess the clinical and healthcare system impact of chronic diseases in Ontario.

T he rising incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases is of major global concern (World Health Organization [WHO] 2002). Worldwide, the proportion of overall burden of disease from all causes attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental disorders is expected to increase from 36% in 1990 to 57% in 2020 (WHO 2002). The burden from NCDs, or chronic disease, exceeds that of commun...

Administrative data versus corrected administrative data.

The purpose of this research was to provide insight into the use of existing administrative data and to identify changes that could be made to improve broad-based use of administrative data. Data were collected on patients hospitalized with pneumonia at a 715 bed hospital in North Carolina in 1996-1997. Patients were selected from administrative databases via diagnosis and charge codes. Outcome...

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