Developing algorithms for identifying major structural birth defects using automated electronic health data.
Elyse O KharbandaGabriela Vazquez-BenitezMalini B DeSilvaAlicen B SpauldingMatthew F DaleyAllison L NalewayStephanie A IrvingNicola P KleinHung Fu TsengLisa A JacksonSimon J HambidgeOluwatosin OlaiyaCatherine A PanozzoTanya R MyersPaul A RomittiPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2020)
Algorithms can identify infants with selected BDs using automated healthcare data with reasonable accuracy. Our updated algorithms can be used in observational studies of maternal vaccine safety and may be adapted for use in other surveillance systems.