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Accurately identifying incident cases of venous thromboembolism in the electronic health record: Performance of a novel phenotyping algorithm.
Thrombosis research - 1 Nov 2024
Syrowatka Ania, Pullman Avery, Pajares Elizabeth, White Kyra, Sainlaire Michael, Chen Jin, Chang Frank, Gray Krissy, Laurentiev John, Song Wenyu, Thai Tien, Zhou Li, Lipsitz Stuart R, Bates David W, Samal Lipika, Dykes Patricia C
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BACKGROUND: Accurate identification of incident venous thromboembolism (VTE) for quality improvement and health services research is challenging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a novel incident VTE phenotyping algorithm defined using standard terminologies, requiring three key indicators documented in the electronic health record (EHR): VTE diagnostic code, VTE-related imaging...
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