Applications of network analysis to routinely collected health care data: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To survey network analyses of datasets collected in the course of routine operations in health care settings and identify driving questions, methods, needs, and potential for future research.

Materials and methods

A search strategy was designed to find studies that applied network analysis to routinely collected health care datasets and was adapted to 3 bibliographic databases. The results were grouped according to a thematic analysis of their settings, objectives, data, and methods. Each group received a methodological synthesis.

Results

The search found 189 distinct studies reported before August 2016. We manually partitioned the sample into 4 groups, which investigated institutional exchange, physician collaboration, clinical co-occurrence, and workplace

SUBMITTER: Brunson JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6664849 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature