Validating adverse events in administrative healthcare data in Ireland: a retrospective chart review study
The results demonstrate that HIPE data may not accurately represent these specific adverse events as experienced by older patients. Improving the accuracy of these data may facilitate benchmarking of adverse events across hospitals and countries and provide opportunities for improvements in patient safety.
Authors
- Frank Bane
- Anna Connolly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4249-8137)
- Anne Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-869X)
- Kasia Bail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-0042)
- Anthony Staines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9161-1357)
- Maria Unbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5090-0352)
- Margaret G. Craig
- Marcia Kirwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-0281)
Institutions
- Dalarna University (SE)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- Dublin City University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13201-x
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health Research Board