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Impact of Claims Data Research on Clinical Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Earl P. Steinberg ,
Jeffrey Whittle  and
Gerard F. Anderson
Earl P. Steinberg
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Jeffrey Whittle
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Gerard F. Anderson
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
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Abstract

Despite their potential utility, clinicians are skeptical about claims data as a substrate for clinical research. Clinicians' concerns are centered on two issues—the quality of the data and the fairness of comparisons that are made. To increase the impact of claims data research on clinical practice, several strategies should be pursued.

Type
Special Section: Measuring Health Care Effectiveness: Use of Large Data Bases for Technology and Quality Assessments
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , January 1990 , pp. 282 - 287
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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