Validation of the Use of Electronic Health Records for Classification of ADHD Status

• Published in: Journal of attention disorders Vol. 23; no. 13; pp. 1647 - 1655
• Main Authors: Gruschow, Siobhan M., Yerys, Benjamin E., Power, Thomas J., Durbin, Dennis R., Curry, Allison E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2019
• Subjects: accuracy; attention deficit disorder; medical records; sensitivity; adolescents

Objective: To validate an electronic health record (EHR)–based algorithm to classify ADHD status of pediatric patients. Method: As part of an applied study, we identified all primary care patients of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia [CHOP] health care network who were born 1987-1995 and resid...