Publicly Available Databases in Otolaryngology Quality Improvement

Alexander L Schneider; Jennifer M Lavin

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2018.08.004

Publicly Available Databases in Otolaryngology Quality Improvement

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019 Feb;52(1):185-194. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.08.004. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

Authors

Alexander L Schneider¹, Jennifer M Lavin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St. Clair, Suite 1325, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St. Clair, Suite 1325, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 25, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: JLavin@luriechildrens.org.

PMID: 30297180
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.08.004

Abstract

The historical context for quality improvement is provided. Important differences are described between the two overarching types of databases: clinical registries and administrative databases. The pros and cons of each are provided as are examples of their utilization in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.

Keywords: Administrative database; Clinical registry; NSQIP; Quality improvement; SEER.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Databases, Factual*
Humans
Otolaryngology*
Quality Improvement / organization & administration*
Registries*