Health studies using administrative hospital data - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 11-522-X200600110449
Description:
Traditionally administrative hospital discharge databases have been mainly used for administrative purposes. Recently, health services researchers and population health researchers have been using the databases for a wide variety of studies; in particular health care outcomes. Tools, such as comorbidity indexes, have been developed to facilitate this analysis. Every time the coding system for diagnoses and procedures is revised or a new one is developed, these comorbidity indexes need to be updated. These updates are important in maintaining consistency when trends are examined over time.
Issue Number: 2006001
Format | Release date | More information |
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CD-ROM | March 17, 2008 | |
March 17, 2008 |
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