The accuracy of an electronic Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index auto-populated from the electronic health record

D.R. Vinson; J.E. Morley; J. Huang; V. Liu; M.L. Anderson; C. E. Drenten; R.P. Radecki; D.K. Nishijima; M.E. Reed; the Kaisers Permanente CREST Network; on behalf of

doi:10.4338/ACI-2014-12-RA-0116

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Appl Clin Inform 2015; 06(02): 318-333
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2014-12-RA-0116

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The accuracy of an electronic Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index auto-populated from the electronic health record

Setting the stage for computerized clinical decision support

D.R. Vinson

¹The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, California

²Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, California

³Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, California

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J.E. Morley

⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California

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J. Huang

³Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, California

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V. Liu

¹The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, California

³Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, California

⁵Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Clara, California

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M.L. Anderson

¹The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, California

²Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, California

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C. E. Drenten

⁶Department of Emergency Medicine, Sutter General Medical Center, Sacramento, California

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R.P. Radecki

⁷Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas

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D.K. Nishijima

⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California

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M.E. Reed

³Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, California

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the Kaisers Permanente CREST Network

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Clinical decision support systems - electronic health record - risk assessment - pulmonary embolism - emergency medicine - data completeness

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