A comparison of a multistate inpatient EHR database to the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing availability of electronic health records (EHRs) in the US could provide researchers with a more detailed and clinically relevant alternative to using claims-based data.

Methods

In this study we compared a very large EHR database (Health Facts©) to a well-established population estimate (Nationwide Inpatient Sample). Weighted comparisons were made using t-value and relative difference over diagnoses and procedures for the year 2010.

Results

The two databases have a similar distribution pattern across all data elements, with 24 of 50 data elements being statistically similar between the two data sources. In general, differences that were found are consistent across diagnosis and procedures categories and were specific to the psychiatric-behaviora

SUBMITTER: DeShazo JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4572624 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature