Open AccessHow Reliable Are Administrative Data for Capturing Stroke Patients and Their Care
Author(s) -
Joan Porter,
Luke Mondor,
Moira K. Kapral,
Jiming Fang,
Ruth Hall
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cerebrovascular diseases. extra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 1664-5456
DOI - 10.1159/000449288
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , atrial fibrillation , emergency medicine , audit , intracerebral hemorrhage , medical record , kappa , population , medical emergency , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , management , environmental health , engineering , economics
The reliability of diagnostic coding of acute stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in administrative data is uncertain. The purpose of this study is to determine the agreement between administrative data sources and chart audit for the identification of stroke type, stroke risk factors, and the use of hospital-based diagnostic procedures in patients with stroke or TIA.