A data quality assessment to inform hypertension surveillance using primary care electronic medical record data from Alberta, Canada

A data quality assessment to inform hypertension surveillance using primary care electronic medical record data from Alberta, Canada

Abstract Background Hypertension is a common chronic condition affecting nearly a quarter of Canadians. Hypertension surveillance in Canada typically relies on administrative data and/or national surveys. Routinely-captured data from primary care electronic medical records (EMRs) are a complementary...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Garies, Kerry McBrien, Hude Quan, Donna Manca, Neil Drummond, Tyler Williamson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Data quality
Primary care
Electronic medical records
Hypertension
Surveillance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10295-w

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