Clinical Data-Mining: Integrating Practice and Research (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods)

Clinical Data-Mining: Integrating Practice and Research (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods)

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Clinical Data-Mining (CDM) involves the conceptualization, extraction, analysis, and interpretation of available clinical data for practice knowledge-building, clinical decision-making and practitioner reflection. Depending upon the type of data mined, CDM can be qualitative or quantitative; it is generally retrospective, but may be meaningfully combined with original data collection.Any research method that relies on the contents of case records or information systems data inevitably has limitations, but with proper safeguards these can be minimized. Among CDMs strengths however, are that it is unobtrusive, inexpensive, presents little risk to research subjects, and is ethically compatible with…