title: Audit of the quality of hospital discharge data.
abstract: An audit of the quality of computerised hospital discharge data, in General Medicine and Paediatrics in Dundee, showed that the national data set was often inaccurate. Structured discharge summaries checked by senior medical staff are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Drug Development (Scotland) Limited, Ninewells Hospital.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pears
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Waugh
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000592:standards; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology