Accurate linking of medical records from different sources, known as patient matching, plays a critical role in patient safety and quality of medical care, but has proven difficult to accomplish. A new study from the Regenstrief Institute is one of the first to evaluate commercially available matching methodologies in comparison to real-world gold standard data with the goal of identifying evidence-based opportunities for improving match accuracy for record linkage.
Study explores medical record linkage with goal of improving match accuracy
Accurate linking of medical records from different sources, known as patient matching, plays a critical role in patient safety and quality of medical care, but has proven difficult to accomplish. A new study from the Regenstrief Institute is one of the first to evaluate commercially available matching methodologies in comparison to real-world gold standard data with the goal of identifying evidence-based opportunities for improving match accuracy for record linkage.