Does the Encounter Type Matter When Defining Diabetes Complications in Electronic Health Records?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic health records (EHRs) and claims records are widely used in defining type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) complications across different types of health care encounters.

Objective

This study investigates whether using different EHR encounter types to define diabetes complications may lead to different results when examining associations between diabetes complications and their risk factors in patients with T2DM.

Research design

The study cohort of 64,855 adult patients with T2DM was created from EHR data from the Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet), using the Surveillance Prevention, and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (SUPREME-DM) definitions. Incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke events were identified using International Cl

SUBMITTER: Hong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424908 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature