Abstract
ObjectiveTo compare information obtained from narrative and structured electronic sources using anti-hypertensive medication intensification as an example clinical issue of interest. DesignA retrospective cohort study of 5,634 hypertensive patients with diabetes from 2000 to 2005. MeasurementsThe authors determined the fraction of medication intensification events documented in both narrative and structured data in the electronic medical record. The authors analyzed the relationship between provider characteristics and concordance between intensifications in narrative and structured data. As there is no gold standard data source for medication information, the authors clinically validated medication intensification information by assessing the relationship between documented medication intensification and the patients' blood pressure in univariate and multivariate models. ResultsOverall, 5,627 (30.9%) of 18,185 medication intensification events were documented in both sources. For a medication intensification event documented in narrative notes the probability of a concordant entry in structured records increased by 11% for each study year (p < 0.0001) and decreased by 19% for each decade of provider age (p = 0.035). In a multivariate model that adjusted for patient demographics and intraphysician correlations, an increase of one medication intensification per month documented in either narrative or structured data were associated with a 5–8 mm Hg monthly decrease in systolic and 1.5–4 mm Hg decrease in diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.0001 for all). ConclusionNarrative and structured electronic data sources provide complementary information on anti-hypertensive medication intensification. Clinical validity of information in both sources was demonstrated by correlation with changes in blood pressure.
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