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Using machine learning to standardize medication records in a pan-Canadian electronic medical record database: a data-driven algorithm study focused on antibiotics prescribed in primary care
Stephanie Garies, Matt Taylor, Boglarka Soos, Cliff Lindeman, Neil Drummond, Anh Pham, Zhi Aponte-Hao and Tyler Williamson
October 31, 2023 11 (5) E1020-E1024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220235
Stephanie Garies
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
PhDMatt Taylor
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Boglarka Soos
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MMathCliff Lindeman
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
PhDNeil Drummond
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
PhDAnh Pham
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
PhDZhi Aponte-Hao
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MScTyler Williamson
Department of Family Medicine (Garies, Soos, Drummond), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Departments of Family Medicine (Taylor, Lindeman, Drummond) and Physical Therapy (Lindeman, Pham), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Drummond, Aponte-Hao, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
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Confusion matrix comparing the machine-learning algorithm to the reviewer confirmation of Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical–coded antibiotic medications in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network database
CPCSSN algorithm Human review; no. of records Yes (antibiotic) No (not an antibiotic) Yes (antibiotic) 13 451 197 PPV 98.6% True positive 13 648 No (not an antibiotic) 73 2398 NPV 97.0% True negative 2471 Sensitivity 99.5% Specificity 92.4% Note: CPCSSN = Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network, NPV = negative predictive value, PPV = positive predictive value.
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Using machine learning to standardize medication records in a pan-Canadian electronic medical record database: a data-driven algorithm study focused on antibiotics prescribed in primary care
Stephanie Garies, Matt Taylor, Boglarka Soos, Cliff Lindeman, Neil Drummond, Anh Pham, Zhi Aponte-Hao, Tyler Williamson
Sep 2023, 11 (5) E1020-E1024; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220235
Using machine learning to standardize medication records in a pan-Canadian electronic medical record database: a data-driven algorithm study focused on antibiotics prescribed in primary care
Stephanie Garies, Matt Taylor, Boglarka Soos, Cliff Lindeman, Neil Drummond, Anh Pham, Zhi Aponte-Hao, Tyler Williamson
Sep 2023, 11 (5) E1020-E1024; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220235
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