Kristin M Corey, Joshua Helmkamp, Morgan Simons, Lesley Curtis, Keith Marsolo, Suresh Balu, Michael Gao, Marshall Nichols, Joshua Watson, Leila Mureebe, Allan D Kirk, Mark Sendak
BACKGROUND: Significant analysis errors can be cause by non-validated data quality of electronic medical records (EHR) data. In order to determine surgical data fitness, a framework of foundational and study-specific data analyses was adapted and assessed using conformance, completeness, and plausibility analyses. STUDY DESIGN: EHR derived data from a cohort of 241,695 patients undergoing 412,182 procedures from October 1, 2014 to August 31, 2018 across three hospital sites was evaluated...
January 13, 2020: Journal of the American College of Surgeons