title: Conceptualizing administrative databases as screening tools for health system quality: rethinking the issue of data accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston2Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, State of California, Sacramento.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States