Barriers to data quality resulting from the process of coding health information to administrative data: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Administrative health data are increasingly used for research and surveillance to inform decision-making because of its large sample sizes, geographic coverage, comprehensivity, and possibility for longitudinal follow-up. Within Canadian provinces, individuals are assigned unique...

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Main Authors: Kelsey Lucyk, Karen Tang, Hude Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2697-y