A rational approach to legacy data validation when transitioning between electronic health record systems
@article{Pageler2016ARA,
title={A rational approach to legacy data validation when transitioning between electronic health record systems},
author={Natalie M. Pageler and Max Jacob Grazier G'Sell and Warren Chandler and Emily Mailes and Christine Yang and Christopher Longhurst},
journal={Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA},
year={2016},
volume={23 5},
pages={
991-4
}
}
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this project was to use statistical techniques to determine the completeness and accuracy of data migrated during electronic health record conversion.
METHODS
Data validation during migration consists of mapped record testing and validation of a sample of the data for completeness and accuracy. We statistically determined a randomized sample size for each data type based on the desired confidence level and error limits.
RESULTS
The only error identified in the… CONTINUE READING