Suitability of the Arden Syntax for representation of quality indicators.
BACKGROUND
The lack of computable clinical quality indicators in standard format makes use of the measures in electronic health records (EHR) difficult.


OBJECTIVE
Assess Arden Syntax as a formalism for quality indicators.


METHODS
Thirty-nine measures were encoded as medical logic modules and shortfalls identified.


RESULTS
All logic components of the measures were expressible. 38% of QIs were limited by lack of data in an EHR.


CONCLUSIONS
Arden Syntax is suitable for representation of quality indicators.
Jenders
Robert A
RA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
D002140:California; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012660:Semantics; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled