ArticleInternational journal of population data science2024
Secondary use of routinely collected administrative health data for epidemiologic research: Answering research questions using data collected for a different purpose.
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Abstract
The use of routinely collected administrative health data for research can provide unique insights to inform decision-making and, ultimately, support better public health outcomes. Yet, since these data are primarily collected to administer healthcare service delivery, challenges exist when using such data for secondary purposes, namely epidemiologic research. Many of these challenges stem from the researcher's lack of control over the quality and consistency of data collection, and - furthermore - a lessened understanding of the data being analyzed. That said, we assert that these challenges can be partly mitigated through careful, systematic use of these data in epidemiologic research. This article presents considerations derived from experiences analyzing administrative health data (e.g., healthcare practitioner billings, hospitalizations, and prescription medication data) in the Canadian province of British Columbia (population of over 5 million in 2024), though we believe the underlying principles generalize beyond this region. Key considerations were organized around four themes: 1)
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