title: [Administrative databases of the Local Health Unit: possible use for clinical governance of chronic kidney disease].
abstract: Nowadays a large amount of medical data are available, although they are not always homogeneous, they arise from different backgrounds and are used for different purposes. The aggregation of these data could give huge boost to the epidemiology and, in particular, to nephrology. In many parts of Italy there is the aim to reorganize the hospital health care, as well as the territorial setting. In this framework, the role of nephrology is evaluated without data to support the ongoing decisions, therefore the linkage among the data stored in the administrative and clinical databases of the Local Health Unit could contribute to the planning of nephrological (but not only) activities, in order to ensure the best cost-effectiveness possible for each different reality.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Degli Esposti
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sturani
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quintaliani
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Degli Esposti
mesh_terms: D054976:Clinical Governance; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy