Using the RECORD guidelines to improve transparent reporting of studies based on routinely collected data

K Harron; E Benchimol; S Langan

doi:10.23889/ijpds.v3i1.419

Using the RECORD guidelines to improve transparent reporting of studies based on routinely collected data

Int J Popul Data Sci. 2018 Jan 10;3(1):2. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v3i1.419. Epub 2018 Jan 24.

Authors

K Harron¹, E Benchimol^{2

3}, S Langan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
² Department of Pediatrics and School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
³ Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ottawa, Canada.
⁴ Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Abstract

Transparent reporting of routinely-collected data studies is key to producing valid and reliable research that can inform decisions about patient care and health systems. This article discusses some of the unique challenges in using these data sources, and explains how the REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected Data (RECORD) guidelines were developed to help researchers and journals to maintain a high level of quality in reporting of healthcare studies using routinely-collected data.

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