Lohr K N
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1990;6(2):263-71. doi: 10.1017/s0266462300000787.
This article discusses data that might be used for measuring quality of care, for health care administrative purposes, and for tracking the use of technologies. The advantages and limitations of administrative data banks for research purposes and some process-of-care and outcome analysis are noted. Three important obstacles to their use--reliability of diagnosis and service information, unique patient identifiers, and provider identifiers--are discussed briefly.
本文讨论了可能用于衡量医疗质量、用于医疗管理目的以及用于追踪技术使用情况的数据。文中指出了行政数据库用于研究目的以及一些医疗过程和结果分析的优点和局限性。简要讨论了使用行政数据库的三个重要障碍——诊断和服务信息的可靠性、患者唯一标识符以及提供者标识符。
