Journal article
A Novel Method to Link and Validate Routinely Collected Emergency Department Clinical Data to Measure Quality of Care
Abstract
The objective was to develop and validate a method to link routinely captured electronic data for the measurement of emergency department (ED) quality indicators. Electronic ED data were linked to calculate time to antibiotics and time to electrocardiogram (ECG) for pneumonia and chest pain patients, respectively; validation was by comparison with chart data. Linked electronic data correctly identified 40/40 pneumonia and 65/65 chest pain …
Authors
Yip A; Leduc M; Teo V; Timmons M; Schull MJ
Journal
American Journal of Medical Quality, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 185–191
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
5 2009
DOI
10.1177/1062860609333880
ISSN
1062-8606