dc.contributor.author |
Gribben, B. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Coster, G. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Pringle, M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Simon, J. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-06-18T03:00:40Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-06-18T03:00:40Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2001 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
New Zealand Medical Journal 114 (1125), 30-32. 2001 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0028-8446 |
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dc.identifier.other |
PMID11277472 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/4433 |
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dc.description |
An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Aim. To develop non-invasive methods of measuring the quality of data recorded in general practice. Methods. Laboratory and pharmaceutical claims data from fourteen practices (44 doctors) from the FirstHealth network of general practices were examined to determine the extent to which valid minimum bounds on expected rates of diagnosis coding could be established. These were compared with recorded rates in patient notes to measure completeness of diagnosis recording. Data completeness was measured for demographic data and a marker for the accuracy of gender coding was developed from diagnosis data. Results. Minimum rates of diagnosis could be established for asthma, diabetes (NIDDM and IDDM), ischaemic heart disease, hypothyroidism, bipolar affective disorder and Parkinson's disease. Minimum bounds for the number of patients requiring monitoring of warfarin and digoxin levels were also established. These expected minimum rates were combined with measures of completeness of age, gender, ethnicity and smoking data, and a gender coding accuracy measure, to produce a set of fourteen data quality indicators. Pass/fail thresholds on each indicator were set and each of the fourteen practices was scored on the number of passes they achieved. The scores ranged from three to nine out of fourteen passses. Conclusions. Non-invasive data quality measures may be useful in providing feedback to general practitioners as part of a data quality improvement cycle. The sensitivity of this method will decline as data quality improves. |
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dc.publisher |
NZMA |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0028-8446/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/copyright.html |
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dc.source.uri |
http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/114-1125 |
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dc.title |
Non-invasive methods for measuring data quality in general practice |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.subject.marsden |
Fields of Research::320000 Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.issue |
1125 |
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pubs.begin-page |
30 |
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pubs.volume |
114 |
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dc.description.version |
VoR - Version of Record |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) |
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pubs.end-page |
32 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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