The Pediatric Health Information System® (PHIS) is a comparative database with clinical and resource utilization data for inpatient, ambulatory surgery, emergency department (ED) and observation unit encounters for more than 49 children's hospitals. The PHIS database supports a wide range of improvement activities, including: Data from PHIS is useful in identifying areas to improve clinical care, enhance financial outcomes, improve clinical documentation and perform research. PHIS provides executive-level reports to highlight trends based on key children's hospital metrics. Drill-down capability allows for identification of improvement opportunities. PHIS has more than 100 standard reports and ad-hoc reporting capability. National Data and Statistics
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What are sources of data in healthcare?The main sources of health statistics are surveys, administrative and medical records, claims data, vital records, surveillance, disease registries, and peer-reviewed literature. We'll take a look into these sources, and the pros and cons of using each to create health statistics.
What are some of the key data sources used to measure quality of care?Data used to assess healthcare quality are available from many sources, including administrative data, claims data, patient medical records①, electronic clinical data, registries, standardized patient assessments, patient - reported data and surveys, and chief complaint data.
What is a source of information on the current state of healthcare quality in the United States?For the 20th year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has reported on healthcare quality and disparities.
What are three major external users of healthcare data?-External users are individuals and or institutions outside of the facility state, local government, and research facilities.
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