title: Deterministic, probabilistic, or fuzzy? A primer on the search algorithms that drive MPI quality.
abstract: MPI quality relies on the sophisticated algorithms that drive patient lookup. As health information exchange gains momentum, accurate and complete record matching will be more critical than ever.
authors.affiliation: College of Information Systems and Technology, University of Phoenix, California, USA. swgudea@email.phoenix.edu
authors.forename: Sorin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gudea
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004496:Education, Continuing; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D014481:United States