Reliability of the U.S. Army Ambulatory Care Data Base (ACDB) Study: Methodology and Clinical Findings

Abstract

During the study period, January 1986 - September 1987, researchers collected data on 3.1 million patient encounters (visits at six participating Army hospitals. After the data collection phase of the ACDB study, study team members conducted a comprehensive 6-month review to determine a data reliability score for each participating hospital and clinical specialty. The study team reviewed over 9,000 randomly selected visits their supporting medical records. They evaluated variables of interest with a specially developed scoring instrument which they used to assign numerical weights for the selected variables. Ambulatory care; Data reliability; Medical records; Patient encounter; Random sample, Study error rates; Group therapy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207992

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  • David R. Bolling
  • James M. Georgoulakis
  • Jeffrey P. Moon
  • Sue E. Akins
  • Velda R. Austin

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