title: Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Use of Administrative and Surveillance Databases.
abstract: Administrative and surveillance data are used frequently in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship (HE&AS) research because of their wide availability and efficiency. However, data quality issues exist, requiring careful consideration and potential validation of data. This methods paper presents key considerations for using administrative and surveillance data in HE&AS, including types of data available and potential use, data limitations, and the importance of validation. After discussing these issues, we review examples of HE&AS research using administrative data with a focus on scenarios when their use may be advantageous. A checklist is provided to help aid study development in HE&AS using administrative data. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1-10.
authors: 1Christiana Care Health System,Wilmington,Delaware.
authors: Marci
authors: M
authors: Drees
authors: 2The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
authors: Jeffrey S
authors: JS
authors: Gerber
authors: 3University of Maryland School of Medicine,and VA Maryland Healthcare System,Baltimore,Maryland.
authors: Daniel J
authors: DJ
authors: Morgan
authors: 4Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute,Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital,Boston,Massachusetts.
authors: Grace M
authors: GM
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000073602:Antimicrobial Stewardship; D015982:Bias; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance