Report
Redesign of the National Hospital Discharge Survey: Conceptual Framework and Feasibility Study: Final Report
Apr 24, 2007
November 2006
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This is a companion volume to TR-475-HLTH, Redesign of the National Hospital Discharge Survey: Conceptual Framework and Feasibility Study Final Report, which reports the development of an approach for redesigning the National Hospital Discharge Survey and identifying, through a feasibility study, specific data elements to be included and field procedures to be used in that survey. It offers the instructions to the hospitals that were used for the feasibility study. The feasibility study informed the modifications that were subsequently made to the forms and procedures in this volume. The modified forms and procedures are included as Appendix A in the main report.
Chapter One
Background
Chapter Two
Hospital Selection and Induction
Chapter Three
Case Selection
Chapter Four
Record Abstraction
Chapter Five
Evaluation
Appendix A
HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health
Appendix B
Notice of Approval by CDC IRB
Appendix C
Facility Questionnaire
Appendix D
Introductory Letters
Appendix E
Hospital Induction Agenda
Appendix F
Study Description
Appendix G
Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix H
Patient Abstraction Form
Appendix I
Sample Listing Sheet
Appendix J
Fax Form for RAND Assistance in Record Randomization
Appendix K
Feasibility Assessment
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