Insights into measuring health disparities using electronic health records from a statewide network of health systems: A case study.

ABSTRACT: Within Wisconsin, our residents experience some of the worst health disparities in the nation. Public reporting on disparities in the quality of care is important to achieving accountability for reducing disparities over time and has been associated with improvements in care. Disparities reporting using statewide electronic health records (EHR) data would allow efficient and regular reporting, but there are significant challenges with missing data and data harmonization. We report our experience in creating a statewide, centralized EHR data repository to support health systems in reducing health disparities through public reporting. We partnered with the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (the "Collaborative"), which houses patient-level EHR data from 25 health systems includin

SUBMITTER: Smith MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052445 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature