title: Preliminary validation of an automated health problem list.
abstract: The expanding functionalities of EHR require valid, medical problem list. This study describes the preliminary validation of an automated problem list. A total of 5482 health problems were documented in the system for 1535 patients. Sixty-six percent of all health problems were automated by the system through available information on administrative databases and only 3.6% of those were rejected by physicians. Further validation of the system's automated problem list is being conducted.
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada. lise.poissant@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poissant
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tamblyn
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D011320:Primary Health Care