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The Article in Brief
Methods to Achieve High Interrater Reliability in Data Collection From Primary Care Medical Records
Clare Liddy , and colleagues
Background Patient chart audits are often the only way to collect required data for research. There is little guidance, however, about methods to assess inter-rater reliability, the degree of agreement when a measurement is repeated under identical conditions by different raters. This study describes a 4-part data collection quality monitoring procedure and the process to measure data inter-rater reliability.
What This Study Found The 4-part data quality monitoring procedure included standardized protocols and forms, extensive training, continuous monitoring of inter-rater reliability, and a quality improvement feedback mechanism. There was excellent agreement between chart abstractors in this study, and no charts needed to be reabstracted, thus supporting the effectiveness of this training and data collection approach.
Implications
- These findings offer a guide and benchmark for other medical chart review studies in primary care.