Does an Otolaryngology-Specific Database Have Added Value? A Comparative Feasibility Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There are multiple nationally representative databases that support epidemiologic and outcomes research, and it is unknown whether an otolaryngology-specific resource would prove indispensable or superfluous. Therefore, our objective was to determine the feasibility of analyses in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) databases as compared with the otolaryngology-specific Creating Healthcare Excellence through Education and Research (CHEER) database.

Study design

Parallel analyses in 2 data sets.

Setting

Ambulatory visits in the United States.

Subjects and methods

To test a fixed hypothesis that could be directly compared between data sets, we focused on a condition with expe

SUBMITTER: Bellmunt AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5072747 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature