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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedLee SJ, Grobe JE, Tiro JA
Assessing race and ethnicity data quality across cancer registries and EMRs in two hospitals.
The objective of this study was to characterize the quality of race/ethnicity data collection efforts. The authors assessed race and ethnicity data quality across cancer registries and electronic medical records in two hospitals. Their findings suggested that high-quality race/ethnicity data are attainable. Many of the "errors" in race/ethnicity data were caused by missing or "Unknown" data values.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Lee SJ, Grobe JE, Tiro JA .
Assessing race and ethnicity data quality across cancer registries and EMRs in two hospitals.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2016 May;23(3):627-34. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocv156..
Keywords: Cancer, Data, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospitals, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Registries
Zingmond DS, Parikh P, Louie R
Improving hospital reporting of patient race and ethnicity--approaches to data auditing.
This study investigated new metrics to improve the reporting of patient race and ethnicity (R/E) by hospitals. It examined agreement between hospital reported R/E versus self-report among mothers delivering babies and a cancer cohort in California. It concluded that comparison between reported R/E and R/E estimates using zip code level data may be a reasonable first approach to evaluate and track hospital R/E reporting.
AHRQ-funded; HS019963.
Citation: Zingmond DS, Parikh P, Louie R .
Improving hospital reporting of patient race and ethnicity--approaches to data auditing.
Health Serv Res 2015 Aug;50 Suppl 1:1372-89. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12324..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Hospitals, Hospital Discharge, Health Services Research (HSR), Registries, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Data
Gomez SL, Lichtensztajn DY, Parikh P
Hospital practices in the collection of patient race, ethnicity, and language data: a statewide survey, California, 2011.
The authors reported on a sruvey of general acute care hospitals in California to elucidate practices regarding collection and auditing of patient race, ethnicity, and primary spoken language (REL). They found that the majority of hospitals used standardized forms for collection, and 75% audited patient information for completeness. They concluded that California hospitals are collecting information on patient REL as mandated, but variation in data collection exists, and hospitals may benefit from standardized data collection and auditing practices.
AHRQ-funded; HS019963.
Citation: Gomez SL, Lichtensztajn DY, Parikh P .
Hospital practices in the collection of patient race, ethnicity, and language data: a statewide survey, California, 2011.
J Health Care Poor Underserved 2014 Aug;25(3):1384-96. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0126.
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Keywords: Data, Hospitals, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health