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Exploring the addition of physician identifiers to the California hospital discharge data set

To advance consideration of whether California should collect and release physician-identified data, RAND conducted a study to explore issues associated with requiring the inclusion of physician identifiers in the California hospital discharge data set and the potential use of physician-identified d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Damberg, Cheryl
Other Authors: Berry, Sandra H., Schmidt, Nicole
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND 2013, 2013
Subjects:
Physician Practice Patterns
Hospital Care
Hospitals / Admission And Discharge
California / Fast
Online Access:
Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • OSHPD's current hospital discharge data collection and release policies
  • Study approach
  • Background on legal issues related to OSHPD's authority to add a physician identifier to the hospital discharge data set
  • Summary of interviews with California stakeholders
  • Summary of interviews with representatives in other states
  • Key findings and recommendations
  • Includes bibliographical references

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