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Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Use of Administrative and Surveillance Databases

Part of: Research and Methodology in Infection Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2016

Marci Drees ,
Jeffrey S. Gerber ,
Daniel J. Morgan  and
Grace M. Lee
Marci Drees*
Affiliation:
Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware
Jeffrey S. Gerber
Affiliation:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Daniel J. Morgan
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, and VA Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore, Maryland
Grace M. Lee
Affiliation:
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
*
Address correspondence to Marci Drees, MD, MS, Hospital Epidemiologist Christiana Care Health System, 501 W. 14th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 ([email protected]).
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Abstract

Administrative and surveillance data are used frequently in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship (HE&AS) research because of their wide availability and efficiency. However, data quality issues exist, requiring careful consideration and potential validation of data. This methods paper presents key considerations for using administrative and surveillance data in HE&AS, including types of data available and potential use, data limitations, and the importance of validation. After discussing these issues, we review examples of HE&AS research using administrative data with a focus on scenarios when their use may be advantageous. A checklist is provided to help aid study development in HE&AS using administrative data.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1–10

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SHEA White Papers
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 11 , November 2016 , pp. 1278 - 1287
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© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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