Use of electronic health records from a statewide health information exchange to support public health surveillance of diabetes and hypertension

• Main Authors: Roberta Z. Horth (Author), Shelly Wagstaff (Author), Theron Jeppson (Author), Vishal Patel (Author), Jefferson McClellan (Author), Nicole Bissonette (Author), Michael Friedrichs (Author), Angela C. Dunn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Electronic health record (EHR) data, collected primarily for individual patient care and billing purposes, compiled in health information exchanges (HIEs) may have a secondary use for population health surveillance of noncommunicable diseases. However, data compilation across fra...