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Validation of a general practice audit and data extraction tool
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Peiris, D and Agaliotis, M and Patel, B and Patel, A, Validation of a general practice audit and data extraction tool, Australian Family Physician, 42, (11) pp. 816-819. ISSN 0300-8495 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Official URL: https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2013/november/audit-v...
Abstract
There is growing interest in the use of primary healthcare data for multiple purposes, including health professional audits, quality improvement programs and research. A critical enabling factor is the availability of data extraction tools to audit patient databases for information such as patient demographics, data quality, disease profiles, risk factor measurements, pathology testing, immunisation and cancer surveillance, use of medicines and Medicare item uptake. Several extraction tools are now available that interface with the major primary healthcare software systems. These tools are used by healthcare providers for practice audits and by many organisations such as Medicare Locals, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs), the Australian Primary Care Collaborative (APCC) program and the National Prescribing Service.These tools are also being used for national indicator programs, including the former Divisions of General Practice indicator program, the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council indicator program,5 the
Northern Territory and the National Key Performance Indicator programs. Increasingly, researchers are also using these tools to facilitate data collection. Few studies have assessed the validity of these tools in Australia and generally these have been secondary considerations to the main objectives.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | cardiovascular diseases, mass screening, clinical coding, data linkage |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Cardiovascular medicine and haematology |
Research Field: | Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Agaliotis, M (Dr Maria Agaliotis) |
ID Code: | 136617 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Deposited By: | Australian Institute of Health Service Management |
Deposited On: | 2020-01-10 |
Last Modified: | 2020-03-24 |
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