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Reporting of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in the CIHI Hospital Inpatient System and the Alberta Notifiable Disease Registry

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This report is the first in a series of reports to examine data system quality issues in the health care system. It examines the number of cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) that were... More ≫

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This report is the first in a series of reports to examine data system quality issues in the health care system. It examines the number of cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) that were reported to the Alberta Communicable Disease Reporting System (CDRS) and to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Hospital Inpatient System – two data systems upon which many provincial and national health statistics are based. Results show a 3-4 fold difference in the reported cases of HUS between the two data systems in 1994-2003. Findings of this study have implications for the two data systems and for improved reporting of HUS and other diseases from the two systems.

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Inpatient data quality re-abstraction project : executive report

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Data is becoming increasingly important in the healthcare environment. The significance of complete and accurately reported data is growing with its intensified use for research, epidemiological... More ≫

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Data is becoming increasingly important in the healthcare environment. The significance of complete and accurately reported data is growing with its intensified use for research, epidemiological studies, outcomes and statistical analyses, evaluation of quality of care, strategic planning, and equitable funding allocations. The Alberta Inpatient Data Quality Re-abstraction Study was completed to evaluate the accuracy and consistency of inpatient data reported by the selected health regions and to identify areas for potential data quality enhancement.

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