Data Checks Before Registering Study Protocols for Health Care Database Analyses
Shirley Wang, Sebastian Schneeweiß
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the challenges involved with secondary health care data collection vs primary data collection and provides a list of suggested data checks before registration of a study protocol using secondary data.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineData collectionProtocol (science)DatabaseHealth dataHealth careMedical emergencyData scienceAlternative medicineComputer sciencePathologyEconomic growthStatisticsEconomicsMathematicsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementChronic Disease Management Strategies