Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data: A Study in the Largest Integrated United States Health Care System.

Pedro Ochoa-AllemantJanet P TateEmily C WilliamsKirsha S GordonVincent C MarconiKara M K BensleyChristopher T RentschKaren H WangTamar H TaddeiAmy C Justicenull null

Published in: Medical care (2023)

We developed and validated an algorithm to supplement Hispanic ethnicity information using clinical data in the largest integrated US health care system. Our approach enabled clearer understanding of demographic characteristics and burden of disease in the Hispanic Veteran population.

Keyphrases

african american
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
artificial intelligence
social media