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Table 1 (Dis)advantages of quality measurements using survey data and EHR data

From: Data extraction from electronic health records (EHRs) for quality measurement of the physical therapy process: comparison between EHR data and survey data

Survey data

EHR data

• Sample data

• Time investment for respondents

• Survey gives professional more time to reflect on patient case

• Possible selection and recall bias

• Standardized data

• Continuous dataflow

• No extra time investment

• Under documenting leads to incompleteness

• Minimizes bias through direct data extraction from EHRs

• Differences in EHR software suppliers might lead to differences in output