Data Collection - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Analysis of quality data based on national clinical databases]

12 Sep 2009 There is little agreement on the philosophy of measuring clinical quality in health care. How data should be analyzed and transformed to healthcare information is an ongoing discussion. To accept a difference in quality between health departments as ... Read more...

Getting a grip on proteomics data - Proteomics Data Collection (ProDaC).

30 Jul 2009 In proteomics, rapid developments in instrumentation led to the acquisition of increasingly large data sets. Correspondingly, ProDaC was founded in 2006 as a Coordination Action project within the 6th European Union Framework Programme to support ... Read more...

Methodological and logistical considerations to study design and data collection in racial/ethnic minority populations evaluating outcome disparity in hematopoietic cell transplantation.

30 Jul 2009 Outcome disparity associated with race or ethnicity in the United States has been observed in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The underlying reasons for such disparity are not known. In the United States, an optimal study of health care ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Data Collection - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Ensuring data integrity. 29 Sep 2009
• Questions remain over validity of EUROCARE data. 17 Sep 2009
• [Analysis of quality data based on national clinical databases] 12 Sep 2009
• A/H1N1 pandemic. Data, please. 9 Aug 2009
• Getting a grip on proteomics data - Proteomics Data Collection (ProDaC). 30 Jul 2009
• Methodological and logistical considerations to study design and data collection in racial/ethnic minority populations evaluating outcome disparity in hematopoietic cell transplantation. 30 Jul 2009
• Does mode matter? A comparison of telephone, mail, and in-person treatments in contingent valuation surveys. 29 Jul 2009
• How citation distortions create unfounded authority: analysis of a citation network. 18 Jul 2009
• Inappropriate referencing in research. 18 Jul 2009
• Sampling out: regulatory avoidance and the Total Coliform Rule. 13 Jul 2009
• Commentary: is assisted living in the United States well served by regulations requiring the reporting of detailed operational data that are then posted on the Internet? 29 Jun 2009
• Monitoring quality of care in residential care for the elderly: the information challenge. 29 Jun 2009
• An improved set of standards for finding cost for cost-effectiveness analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Health care costing: data, methods, current applications. 29 Jun 2009
• Multiple imputation for missing data in epidemiological and clinical research: potential and pitfalls. 27 Jun 2009
• The perpetual search for parsimony: enhancing the epistemological and practical utility of qualitative research findings. 9 Jun 2009
• Comorbidity data collection by renal registries--a remaining challenge. 31 May 2009
• [REIN's objectives and organization] 30 May 2009
• Estimating intrapartum-related perinatal mortality rates for booked home births: when the 'best' available data are not good enough. 30 May 2009
• Focusing on quality data. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Data Collection'

Definition: Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

Descriptor UI: D003625

Alternative terms: Data Collection; Collection, Data; Nonrespondents; Nonrespondent; Randomized Response Technique; Randomized Response Techniques; Response Technique, Randomized; Response Techniques, Randomized; Technique, Randomized Response; Techniques, Randomized Response; Randomized Response Technic; Randomized Response Technics; Response Technic, Randomized; Response Technics, Randomized; Technic, Randomized Response; Technics, Randomized Response; Repeated Rounds of Survey; Respondents; Respondent; Survey Methods; Method, Survey; Methods, Survey; Survey Method; Survey Methodology; Methodology, Survey; Data Sources; Data Source; Source, Data; Sources, Data; Baseline Survey; Baseline Surveys; Survey, Baseline; Surveys, Baseline; Community Surveys; Community Survey; Survey, Community; Surveys, Community; Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys; Contraceptive Prevalence Survey; Survey, Contraceptive Prevalence; Surveys, Contraceptive Prevalence; Data Aggregation; Aggregation, Data; Data Linkage; Data Linkages; Linkage, Data; Linkages, Data; Dual Data Collection; Collection, Dual Data; Surveys; Survey;

Related Mesh Headings: Empirical Research;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation; methods;

Tree Number: E05.318.308; L01.280; N05.715.360.300; N06.850.520.308;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: X ref SURVEYS is GEN or unspecified; prefer specific survey, as DIET SURVEYS; HEALTH SURVEYS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; etc.