ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)1996
Collecting morbidity data in general practice: the Somerset morbidity project.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Methods and dimensions of electronic health record data quality assessment: enabling reuse for clinical research.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2013Review
- Morbidity patterns in general practice settings of the province of Sousse, Tunisia.The Pan African medical journal · 2009Article
- Measuring disease prevalence: a comparison of musculoskeletal disease using four general practice consultation databases.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2007Article
- Diagnosis of airway obstruction in primary care in the UK: the CADRE (COPD and Asthma Diagnostic/management REassessment) programme 1997-2001.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2006Article
- A survey of validity and utility of electronic patient records in a general practice.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2001Article
- Management of menorrhagia in primary care-impact on referral and hysterectomy: data from the Somerset Morbidity Project.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2000Article
- Estimating the "avoidable" burden of disease by Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs).Health care management science · 2000Article
- Automatic coding of reasons for hospital referral from general medicine free-text reports.Proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2000Article
- The feasibility of standardized data collection in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1998Article
- Shifting the work.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1998Article
- American guidelines on managed care are not the answer.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1996Article
- General Practice Research Database provides detailed anonymised data.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1996Article
- Data quality of general practice electronic health records: the impact of a program of assessments, feedback, and training.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIAArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo collect a valid, complete, continuous, and representative database of morbidity presenting to primary care and to use the data to help commission services on the basis of local need and effectiveness.
settingComputerised general practices in Somerset.
methodsParticipating general practices were selected to be representative of the district health authority population for general practice and population characteristics. All conditions presented at face to face consultations were assigned a Read code and episode type and the data were regularly validated. Data were sent by modem from the practices via a third party to the health authority each week.
main outcome measuresProportion of consultations coded and accuracy of coding.
results11 practices agreed to participate. Validations for completeness during April 1994 to March 1995 revealed that 96.4% of the records were coded; 94% of the 1090 records validated had appropriate episode types and 87% appropriate Read codes. The results have been used to help formulate the health authority's purchasing plans and have enabled a change in the local contracts for surgery for glue ear.
conclusionsThe project has shown the feasibility of establishing a network of practices recording and reporting the morbidity seen in primary care. Early indications are that the data can be useful in evidence based purchasing.
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