Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2007 May 19;334(7602):1014-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39211.453275.80.

The value of administrative databases

Mohammed A Mohammed, Andrew Stevens
Editorial

The value of administrative databases

Mohammed A Mohammed et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Is improving but their contribution to improving quality of care remains unclear

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Comment on

References

    1. Iezzoni L. Assessing quality using administrative data. Ann Intern Med 1997;127:666-74. - PubMed
    1. Mcloughlin V, Millar J, Mattke S, Franca M, Jonsson PA, Somekh D, et al. Selecting indicators for patient safety at the health system level in OECD countries. Int J Qual Health Care 2006;(suppl 1):14-20. - PubMed
    1. Williams JG, Mann RY. Hospital episode statistics: time for clinicians to get involved? Clin Med 2002;2:34-7. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Gordon HS, Johnson ML, Wray NP, Petersen NJ, Henderson WG, Khuri SF, et al. Mortality after noncardiac surgery. Prediction from administrative versus clinical data. Med Care 2005;43:159-67. - PubMed
    1. Aylin P, Bottle A, Majeed A. Use of administrative data or clinical databases as predictors of risk of death in hospital: comparison of models. BMJ 2007. doi: - DOI - PMC - PubMed