Accuracy of routinely collected clinical data on acute medical admissions to one hospital

F D Richard Hobbs; J V Parle; J E Kenkre

doi:https://bjgp.org/content/47/420/439

Accuracy of routinely collected clinical data on acute medical admissions to one hospital

F D Richard Hobbs, J V Parle, J E Kenkre

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Abstract

Despite the rapid growth in routine computerized data collection within the National Health Service (NHS), and the increased use of such data for generating hospital statistics and doctor activity rates, few validation studies exist. During a study of 158 acute medical admissions, and examination of hospital data revealed numerous and systematic inaccuracies. If general practitioner (GP) performance statistics are to be reliably based on such sources, data validation, staff training, and protocols for data entry should form a routine part of NHS practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	439-40
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	47
Issue number	420
DOIs	https://doi.org/https://bjgp.org/content/47/420/439
Publication status	Published - Jul 1997

Keywords

Acute Disease
Admitting Department, Hospital
Data Collection
England
Family Practice
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Quality Control
Reproducibility of Results
Journal Article

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Accuracy of routinely collected clinical data on acute medical admissions to one hospital

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