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Feasibility study and methodology to create a quality-evaluated database of primary care data
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OBJECTIVES: To build and test a model for the collection of computerised retrospective primary care data from the UK, and to assess its quality for use in medical and pharmaceutical research. DESIGN: Collection and evaluation of sampled retrospective general practice data recording. SETTING: General practices, using the Vision practice management software in the UK. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Quality indicators of completeness of data recording. RESULTS: Initial audit of 236 practices indicated good recording of prescribing in all practices and a high level of completeness of recording of clinical information in many of the practices. CONCLUSIONS: In the group of practices studied, levels of recording were generally assessed to be of sufficient quality to enable a database of quality-evaluated, anonymised primary care records to be created.
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- Authors
- Bourke, A., Dattani, H., & Robinson, M.
- Venue
- Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
- Publisher
- Portico
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 171-177
- ISSN
- 1475-9985 (ISSN-L)
- 2058-4555
- OpenAlex
- W2052660465
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- 285
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 19.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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