Observational studies are important tools for providing information on the safety and benefit of approved medications; they provide data on real-life use, rare outcomes and long-term effects that were ...

China Judgments Online, a database of legal documents run by the Supreme People’s Court, has removed nearly all administrative proceeding verdicts from its website. It is a major retreat from an ...

Charlottesville, VA (November 27, 2012). Hospital administrative databases, designed to provide general information on hospital stays and associated costs, are frequently used to find information that ...

Goals and Adverse Effects: Rate of Concordance Between Patients and Providers Health administrative data were probabilistically linked to Ontario patient data from the Canadian Cancer Trials Group ...

Analysts and researchers ask questions that require a better handle on the “wheres” in the world. Who is allowed to vote in an election? Where are disease rates increasing the fastest? What school ...

Linked cancer registry and medical claims data have increased the capacity for cancer research. However, few efforts have described methods to select information between data sources, which may affect ...

CHICAGO (July 26, 2015, 5 pm ET): As patient-safety and quality improvement efforts continue to gain momentum throughout health care, the need for accurate sources of information is crucial, yet the ...

The combination of electronic medical record data and administrative data provides the fullest picture of patient health histories. Background: Primary care electronic medical records (EMRs) represent ...

L. Remontet, N. Mitton, C. M. Couris, J. Iwaz, F. Gomez, F. Olive, S. Polazzi, A. M. Schott, B. Trombert, N. Bossard, M. Colonna European Journal of Epidemiology, Vol ...

ACS NSQIP provides more accurate data than administrative data for driving surgical quality improvement in hospitals, according to two new studies. The research suggests that ACS NSQIP is a vital tool ...

For those of us who have been in the information technology realm for too long, the title "database administrator" conjures up very specific images. We picture someone pulling hair out over issues ...