Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data: A Study in the Largest Integrated United States Health Care System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collection of accurate Hispanic ethnicity data is critical to evaluate disparities in health and health care. However, this information is often inconsistently recorded in electronic health record (EHR) data.

Objective

To enhance capture of Hispanic ethnicity in the Veterans Affairs EHR and compare relative disparities in health and health care.

Methods

We first developed an algorithm based on surname and country of birth. We then determined sensitivity and specificity using self-reported ethnicity from the 2012 Veterans Aging Cohort Study survey as the reference standard and compared this to the research triangle institute race variable from the Medicare administrative data. Finally, we compared demographic characteristics and age-adjusted and sex-adjusted

SUBMITTER: Ochoa-Allemant P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114212 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature