TY - JOUR
T1 - Administrative data for public health surveillance and planning
AU - Virnig, Beth A.
AU - McBean, Marshall
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Electronically available administrative data are increasingly used by public health researchers and planners. The validity of the data source has been established, and its strengths and weaknesses relative to data abstracted from medical records and obtained via survey are documented. Administrative data are available from a variety of state, federal, and private sources and can, in many cases, be combined. As a tool for planning and surveillance, administrative data show great promise: They contain consistent elements, are available in a timely manner, and provide information about large numbers of individuals. Because they are available in an electronic format, they are relatively inexpensive to obtain and use. In the United States, however, there is no administrative data set covering the entire population. Although Medicare provides health care for an estimated 96% of the elderly, age 65 years and older, there is no comparable source for those under 65.
AB - Electronically available administrative data are increasingly used by public health researchers and planners. The validity of the data source has been established, and its strengths and weaknesses relative to data abstracted from medical records and obtained via survey are documented. Administrative data are available from a variety of state, federal, and private sources and can, in many cases, be combined. As a tool for planning and surveillance, administrative data show great promise: They contain consistent elements, are available in a timely manner, and provide information about large numbers of individuals. Because they are available in an electronic format, they are relatively inexpensive to obtain and use. In the United States, however, there is no administrative data set covering the entire population. Although Medicare provides health care for an estimated 96% of the elderly, age 65 years and older, there is no comparable source for those under 65.
KW - Claims data
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Geographic variation
KW - Insurance data
KW - Validity
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U2 - 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.213
DO - 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.213
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11274519
AN - SCOPUS:0034996996
SN - 0163-7525
VL - 22
SP - 213
EP - 230
JO - Annual Review of Public Health
JF - Annual Review of Public Health
ER -