Identifying the fundamental structures and processes of care contributing to emergency general surgery quality using a mixed-methods Donabedian approach

Table 3 Comparison of Data Sources^aConsidered for this Project

	NIS	SID	MEDPAR	NEDS	APCD	NSQIP	UHC/Vizient
Chart Review (vs. administrative data)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Patient Tracking (vs. admission-level data)	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
100% Capture (vs. representative sampling)	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Late Outcomes (vs. index admission only)	No	No	Yes^b	No	Yes^b	Yes^c	No
Late Mortality (vs. early or index mortality)	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Specific Risk Stratification (vs. generic)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Nationally Representative Sample (vs. biased)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Allows Study of Transferred Patients	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

^a NIS: Nationwide Inpatient Sample; MEDPAR: Medicare Provider Analysis and Review; NEDS Nationwide Emergency Room Sample, APCD All-Payer Claims Data, SID State Inpatient Databases, NSQIP National Surgical Quality Improvement Project, UHC University HealthSystems Consortium
^b longitudinal outcomes beyond 30 days
^c 30-day outcomes

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