Validation of an algorithm that determines stroke diagnostic code accuracy in a Japanese hospital-based cancer registry using electronic medical records

Abstract Background This study aimed to validate an algorithm that determines stroke diagnostic code accuracy, in a hospital-based cancer registry, using electronic medical records (EMRs) in Japan. Methods The subjects were 27,932 patients enrolled in the hospital-based cancer registry of Osaka Univ...

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Main Authors: Yasufumi Gon, Daijiro Kabata, Keichi Yamamoto, Ayumi Shintani, Kenichi Todo, Hideki Mochizuki, Manabu Sakaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-017-0554-x