Comparison of electronic laboratory reports, administrative claims, and electronic health record data for acute viral hepatitis surveillance

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-214

  Allen Dicker, Joshua ^a   Klompas, Michael ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic health records; hepatitis A; hepatitis B; population surveillance; public health practice

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LABORATORY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LABORATORIES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84859721597     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31821f2d73     Document Type: Review

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