International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Feb 2017
Are the registry data reliable? An audit of a regional trauma registry in the Netherlands.
Data in trauma registries need to be reliable when used for evaluation of injury management, trauma protocols and hospital statistics. The aim of this audit was to analyse the reliability of the data in the Trauma Centre West Netherlands (TCWN) region. ⋯ These results confirm that the Dutch regional registry system works well and may serve as a reliable basis for prospective analysis of national and international trauma care. Particular attention should be paid to the coding of polytrauma patients as discrepancies are more likely to occur in this group.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Feb 2017
Sharing sensitive health information through social media in the Arab world.
Sharing daily activities on social media has become a part of our lifestyle, but little is known about sharing sensitive health information in the Arab world. ⋯ Users in the Arab world use social media to exchange sensitive health information, which could have serious implications regarding the privacy of the information shared with other members of the group. On the other hand, sharing health information could have positive effects for patients, such as sharing disease experiences and peer support. However, more work is needed to ensure that Facebook users in the Arab world are aware of the potential consequences of sharing sensitive health information through social media.