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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 2 of 2 Research Studies Displayedvan Mourik MS, van Duijn PJ, Moons KG
Accuracy of administrative data for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review.
The researchers conducted a systematic review evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of administrative data for the detection of HAI. They concluded that administrative data had limited and highly variable accuracy for the detection of HAI, and their judicious use for internal surveillance efforts and external quality assessment is recommended.
AHRQ-funded; HS018414.
Citation: van Mourik MS, van Duijn PJ, Moons KG .
Accuracy of administrative data for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review.
BMJ Open 2015 Aug 27;5(8):e008424. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008424..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Data, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Pakyz AL, Patterson JA, Motzkus-Feagans C
Performance of the present-on-admission indicator for Clostridium difficile infection.
The researchers compared performance of a hospital- and community-onset Clostridium difficile infection definition using administrative data to a present on- admission indicator with definitions using clinical surveillance. For hospital-onset C. difficile infection, there was moderate sensitivity (68 percent) and high specificity (93 percent); for community-onset, sensitivity and specificity were high (both 85 percent).
AHRQ-funded; HS018578.
Citation: Pakyz AL, Patterson JA, Motzkus-Feagans C .
Performance of the present-on-admission indicator for Clostridium difficile infection.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015 Jul;36(7):838-40. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.63..
Keywords: Clostridium difficile Infections, Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Data