Importance of accurately identifying disease in studies using electronic health records

Use of routinely collected electronic health data to identify people for epidemiology studies and performance reports can lead to serious bias

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Published inBMJ Vol. 341; no. aug19 1; p. c4226
Main Authors Manuel, Douglas G, Rosella, Laura C, Stukel, Thérèse A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 19.08.2010
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Accuracy
Bias
Cancer
Chronic Disease - classification
Chronic illnesses
Classification
Diabetes
Electronic medical records
Epidemiology
Health care
Hospitals
Humans
Identification
Medical records
Medical Records Systems, Computerized - standards
Patients
Quality control
Quality improvement
Registries
Research Design
Validation studies
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Summary:Use of routinely collected electronic health data to identify people for epidemiology studies and performance reports can lead to serious bias
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ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.c4226