developing a minimum data set of the information management system for orthopedic injuries in iran

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maryam ahmadi department of health information management, school of management and medical information sciences, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; health management and economics research center, school of health management and information sciences, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

ali mohammadi department of health information management, school of management and medical information sciences, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; department of health information management, school of management and medical information sciences, iran university of medical sciences, p.o.box: 1995614111, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2188794302, fax: +98-2188883334

ramin chraghbaigi medical documents center, social security organization, kermanshah, ir iran

taimur fathi department of orthopedic, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah, ir iran

abstract

background orthopedic injuries are the most common types of injuries. to identify the main causes of injuries, collecting data in a standard manner at the national level are needed, which justifies necessity of making a minimum data set (mds). objectives the aim of this study was to develop an mds of the information management system for orthopedic injuries in iran. materials and methods this descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2013. data were collected from hospitals affiliated with tehran university of medical sciences that had orthopedic department, medical documents centers, legal medicine centers, emergency centers, internet access, and library. investigated documents were orthopedic injury records in 2012, documents that retrieved from the internet, and printed materials. records with random sampling by s22-s99 categories from icd-10 were selected and the related internet-sourced data were evaluated entirely. data were collected using a checklist. in order to make a consensus about the data elements, the decision delphi technique was applied by a questionnaire. the content validity and reliability of the questionnaire were assessed by expert’s opinions and test-retest method, respectively. results an mds of orthopedic injuries were assigned to two categories: administrative category with six classes including 142 data elements, and clinical category with 17 classes including 250 data elements. conclusions this study showed that some of the essential data elements included in other country’s mds or required for organizations and healthcare providers were not included. therefore, a complete list of an mds elements was created. existence of comprehensive data concerning the causes and mechanisms of injuries informs public health policy-makers about injuries occurrence and enables them to take rationale measures to deal with these problems.

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iranian red crescent medical journal

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