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Patient Deduplication in Uganda’s Electronic Medical Records System: A comparison of Three Classification Algorithms

2025-11-19

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<h4>Background: </h4> Duplicate patient records pose a significant challenge to healthcare registries and electronic medical record (EMR) systems in Uganda, primarily due to the absence of a national unique patient identifier. These duplicates lead to fragmented patient care, misallocation of resources, and inaccuracies in data reporting, which hinder effective monitoring of disease progression, disrupt continuity...

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10.20944/preprints202511.1450.v1
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