A step-wise approach to developing indicators to compare the performance of maternity units using hospital administrative data.
Geary, RS;
Knight, HE;
Carroll, FE;
Gurol-Urganci, I;
Morris, E;
Cromwell, DA;
van der Meulen, JH;
(2017)
A step-wise approach to developing indicators to compare the performance of maternity units using hospital administrative data.
BJOG, 125 (7).
pp. 857-865.
ISSN 1470-0328
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15013
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UNLABELLED: Hospital administrative data are attractive for comparing performance of maternity units because of their often large sample sizes, lack of selection bias and the relatively low costs of accessing these data compared with conducting primary data collection. However, using administrative data to develop indicators can also present challenges including varying data quality, the limited detail on clinical risk factors and a lack of structural and user experience measures. This review illustrates how to develop performance indicators for maternity units using hospital administrative data, including methods to address the challenges that administrative data pose. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: How to develop maternity indicators from administrative data.