Ethnicity recording in general practice computer systems
Ethnicity recording in general practice computer systems
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DOI：
10.1093/pubmed/fdl044
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Rowlands, G.
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作者：
Kumarapeli, P.;Stepaniuk, R.;Rowlands, G.
工作背景：全科医学（GP）计算机化的医疗记录中的种族数据可以用来审计公平性在health care.Methods：我们评估了一个病人分析项目，有针对性地提高种族recording.Results：从16个实践中提取的数据显示，种族记录从干预前的< 1%增加到干预后的48%。记录的代码可以映射到基本的国家统计六类种族分类标题，其比例与2001年人口普查value.Conclusion：使用多个编码层次的数据记录减少了数据的实用性，临床上重要的种族亚组不能确定。应鼓励从业人员使用单一的建议种族编码层次。
Background: Ethnicity data in general practice (GP) computerized medical records can be utilized to audit equity in health care.Methods: We evaluated a patient profiling project targeted to improve ethnicity recording.Results: Data extracted from 16 practices showed an increase in ethnicity recording from < 1% before the intervention to 48% after. Recorded codes could be mapped onto the basic national statistics six-category ethnicity classification headings, and their proportions were similar to the 2001 census values.Conclusion: Recording of data using multiple coding hierarchies has reduced the utility of data as clinically important ethnic subgroups cannot be identified. Practitioners should be encouraged to use the single recommended ethnicity coding hierarchy.