Estimating Morbidity Rates Based on Routine Electronic Health Records in Primary Care: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routinely recorded electronic health records (EHRs) from general practitioners (GPs) are increasingly available and provide valuable data for estimating incidence and prevalence rates of diseases in the population. This paper describes how we developed an algorithm to construct episodes of illness based on EHR data to calculate morbidity rates.

Objective

The goal of the research was to develop a simple and uniform algorithm to construct episodes of illness based on electronic health record data and develop a method to calculate morbidity rates based on these episodes of illness.

Methods

The algorithm was developed in discussion rounds with two expert groups and tested with data from the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research Primary Care Databas

SUBMITTER: Nielen MMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688441 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature