Use of electronic health records from a statewide health information exchange to support public health surveillance of diabetes and hypertension

Use of electronic health records from a statewide health information exchange to support public health surveillance of diabetes and hypertension

Abstract Background Electronic health record (EHR) data, collected primarily for individual patient care and billing purposes, compiled in health information exchanges (HIEs) may have a secondary use for population health surveillance of noncommunicable diseases. However, data compilation across fra...

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Main Authors: Roberta Z. Horth, Shelly Wagstaff, Theron Jeppson, Vishal Patel, Jefferson McClellan, Nicole Bissonette, Michael Friedrichs, Angela C. Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health information exchange
Electronic health records
Chronic disease epidemiology
Diabetes
Hypertension
Utah epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7367-z

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