THE ACCURACY OF THE NATIONAL DEATH INDEX WHEN PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS OTHER THAN SOCIAL-SECURITY NUMBER ARE USED
THE ACCURACY OF THE NATIONAL DEATH INDEX WHEN PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS OTHER THAN SOCIAL-SECURITY NUMBER ARE USED
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.82.8.1145
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发表时间：
1992-08-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
FRIES, BE
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作者：
WILLIAMS, BC;DEMITRACK, LB;FRIES, BE
这项研究分析了当使用包括或不包括社会安全号码的个人标识符时，国家死亡指数的准确性。 退伍军人事务部的计算机记录被用来进行比较。除了社会安全号码之外，不同的标识符组合可以正确识别83%到92%的死者和92%到99%的活人。 这些结果应该证明是有用的，在确定患者人群的死亡率状况没有社会安全号码的信息。
This study analyzed the accuracy of the National Death Index when personal identifiers were used that included or excluded Social Security number. Computerized records of the Department of Veterans Affairs were used for comparison. Different combinations of identifiers other than Social Security number correctly identified from 83 to 92 percent of dead and 92 to 99 percent of living persons. These results should prove useful in ascertaining the mortality status of patient populations without information on Social Security numbers.