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Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course
Case Description | Case Background | Case Objectives | Case Exercise
Case 2. The End-Stage Renal Disease Program: Quality Issues (Page 26 of 34)
Phase Two: Finding the Information
Q10. Where would you go to locate datasets and/or instruments that might be useful in your research into quality of care and life issues, and on access to ESRD services?
Suggested Solution
Use HSRR to retrieve relevant datasets and instruments. Look to see what instruments for collecting information other communities have used. Health Services/Sciences Research Resources -- HSRR can help you find such files. HSRR entries are not indexed with MeSH so you will need to use key words to find relevant entries.
Three datasets including, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program Management and Medical Information System (PMMIS), Enrollment DataBase, and Provider of Services File - Online Survey and Certification Reporting (OSCAR) System were retrieved on the topic of ESRD.
As you might expect, many (42) datasets and 15 Instruments/Indices were retrieved when searching on 'quality of care'. Fourteen datasets and 25 Instruments/Indices were found. For these two topics, especially, HSRR is a rich source of datasets and instruments.
If you want to compare your results with those around the country you may want to find national or state level data sets.
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