Novel methodology to measure pre-procedure antimicrobial prophylaxis: integrating text searches with structured data from the Veterans Health Administration’s electronic medical record
Abstract Background Antimicrobial prophylaxis is an evidence-proven strategy for reducing procedure-related infections; however, measuring this key quality metric typically requires manual review, due to the way antimicrobial prophylaxis is documented in the electronic medical record (EMR). Our obje...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-020-1031-5 |