Reliability and Validity of Data Sources for Outcomes Research and Disease and Health Management Programs

Book Overview

This is an applied book for health and disease anagement practitioners, payers, decision-makers and students. It provides a good overview of the issues, what data sources are available and how to assess their reliability & validity. It is a 'playbook' for the psychometrically correct way to evaluate the following data: claims & medication databases, electronic medical records & medical charts, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) & other self-reported data, alternative population-based data sources, as well as the statistical adjustments/approaches to take with this data. A chapter on the adaptation of foreign data for local analysis, data transferability, and the ISPOR International Digest of Databases conclude the book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974328936
• ISBN13: 9780974328935
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: ISPOR
• Length: 467 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.