| Literature DB >> 30509332 |
Chanu Rhee1, Rui Wang1, Maximilian S Jentzsch1, Carly Broadwell1, Heather Hsu1, Robert Jin1, Kelly Horan1, Grace M Lee1.
Abstract
National policies target healthcare-associated infections using medical claims and National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance data. We found low concordance between the 2 data sources in rates and rankings for surgical site infection following colon surgery in 155 hospitals, underscoring the limitations in evaluating hospital quality by claims data.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30509332 PMCID: PMC9018115 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.310
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254