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Validation of electronic medical record-based phenotyping algorithms: results and lessons learned from the eMERGE network.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA - 1 Jun 2013
Newton Katherine M, Peissig Peggy L, Kho Abel Ngo, Bielinski Suzette J, Berg Richard L, Choudhary Vidhu, Basford Melissa, Chute Christopher G, Kullo Iftikhar J, Li Rongling, Pacheco Jennifer A, Rasmussen Luke V, Spangler Leslie, Denny Joshua C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic studies require precise phenotype definitions, but electronic medical record (EMR) phenotype data are recorded inconsistently and in a variety of formats. OBJECTIVE: To present lessons learned about validation of EMR-based phenotypes from the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The eMERGE network created and validated 13 EMR-derived phenotype...
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