Development of a validation algorithm for 'present on admission' flagging
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The use of routine hospital data for understanding patterns of adverse outcomes has been limited in the past by the fact that pre-existing and post-admission conditions have been indistinguishable. The use of a 'Present on Admis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/9/48 |