A scoping review of the methodological approaches used in retrospective chart reviews to validate adverse event rates in administrative data.
Connolly A, Kirwan M, Matthews A. A scoping review of the methodological approaches used in retrospective chart reviews to validate adverse event rates in administrative data. Int J Qual Health Care. 2024;36(2):mzae037. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzae037.
Administrative datasets offer an efficient method of identifying potential adverse events (AE) but only if they accurately represent a patient’s hospitalization. Retrospective chart reviews are a common way to validate administrative datasets, and this review identified 56 such studies. A variety of methods, sampling strategies, and accuracy rates were identified. A consensus approach to definitions and validation strategies is needed.