Qualitative Study of Physician Perspectives on Classifying Screening and Nonscreening Colonoscopy using Administrative Health Data: Adding Practice Does Not Make Perfect

oleh: Maida J Sewitch, Robert Hilsden, Lawrence Joseph, Linda Rabeneck, Lawrence Paszat, Alain Bitton, Mary Anne Cooper

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01

Deskripsi

BACKGROUND: Previously developed screening colonoscopy algorithms based on diagnostic and endoscopy procedural variables have not been sufficiently accurate for use in epidemiological and health services research.