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 (Author)
Corporate Authors:	RAND Health, Rand Corporation, California HealthCare Foundation, JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Berry, Sandra H., 1949-, Schmidt, Nicole
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Subjects:	Hospitals > Admission and discharge > California > Data processing. Medical care > California > Data processing > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Data Collection. Hospitalization. Patient Discharge. Practice Patterns, Physicians' California. Hospitals > Admission and discharge > Data processing. Medical care > Data processing. Handbooks and manuals. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.