Development of electronic health record based algorithms to identify individuals with diabetic retinopathy.
Joseph H BreeyearSabrina L MitchellCari L NealonJacklyn N HellwegeBrian CharestAnjali KhakhariaChristopher W HalladayJanine YangGustavo A GarrigaOtis D WilsonTil B BasnetAdriana M HungPeter D ReavenJames B MeigsMary K RheeYang SunMary G LynchLucia SobrinMilam A BrantleyYan V SunPeter W WilsonSudha K IyengarNeal S PeacheyLawrence S PhillipsTodd L EdwardsAyush GiriPublished in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA (2024)
We demonstrate the robustness of the algorithms at 3 separate healthcare centers, with a minimum PPV of 0.84 and substantially improved NPV than existing automated methods. We strongly encourage independent validation and incorporation of features unique to each EHR to enhance algorithm performance for DR cases and controls.