Monitoring the use and outcomes of new devices and procedures: how does coding affect what Hospital Episode Statistics contribute? Lessons from 12 emerging procedures 2006-10 | Zendy

Hannah Patrick | Zendy; Andrew Sims | Zendy; Julie Burn | Zendy; David Bousfield | Zendy; E. Colechin | Zendy; C.A. Reay | Zendy; Neil Alderson | Zendy; Stephen Goode | Zendy; David Cunningham | Zendy; Bruce Campbell | Zendy

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Monitoring the use and outcomes of new devices and procedures: how does coding affect what Hospital Episode Statistics contribute? Lessons from 12 emerging procedures 2006-10

Author(s) -

Hannah Patrick,

Andrew Sims,

Julie Burn,

David Bousfield,

E. Colechin,

C.A. Reay,

Neil Alderson,

Stephen Goode,

David Cunningham,

Bruce Campbell

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fds056

Subject(s) - coding (social sciences) , medicine , health care , data quality , summary statistics , medical emergency , statistics , operations management , engineering , metric (unit) , mathematics , economics , economic growth

New devices and procedures are often introduced into health services when the evidence base for their efficacy and safety is limited. The authors sought to assess the availability and accuracy of routinely collected Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data in the UK and their potential contribution to the monitoring of new procedures.

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