Journal article
Identifying patients with asthma in primary care electronic medical record systems Chart analysis-based electronic algorithm validation study.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop and test a variety of electronic medical record (EMR) search algorithms to allow clinicians to accurately identify their patients with asthma in order to enable improved care.
DESIGN: A retrospective chart analysis identified 5 relevant unique EMR information fields (electronic disease registry, cumulative patient profile, billing diagnostic code, medications, and chart notes); asthma-related search terms were designated …
Authors
Xi N; Wallace R; Agarwal G; Chan D; Gershon A; Gupta S
Journal
Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 61, No. 10, pp. e474–e483
Publication Date
October 2015
ISSN
0008-350X