Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources

Determining the accuracy of the electronic medical record (EMR) is vital to the progress of practice based research. The aim of this study was to determine the agreement between the EMR and other sources of signalment data. Data were gathered during direct observation of small animal consultations i...

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Main Authors: Robinson, Natalie Jane, Brennan, Marnie L., Cobb, Malcolm, Dean, Rachel S.
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Published: Elsevier 2015
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author Robinson, Natalie Jane
Brennan, Marnie L.
Cobb, Malcolm
Dean, Rachel S.
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Brennan, Marnie L.
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description Determining the accuracy of the electronic medical record (EMR) is vital to the progress of practice based research. The aim of this study was to determine the agreement between the EMR and other sources of signalment data. Data were gathered during direct observation of small animal consultations in eight veterinary practices. Breed, age, sex and neuter status were recorded, where available, from the EMR, owner and observer and then compared for agreement. Agreement was ‘almost perfect’ or ‘strong’ for 18/28 comparisons, although there was variation between the species. The results have implications for researchers collecting data from the EMR of first opinion practices. Future work could focus on the accuracy of other data obtained from the EMR.
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spelling nottingham-393212020-05-04T17:06:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39321/ Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources Robinson, Natalie Jane Brennan, Marnie L. Cobb, Malcolm Dean, Rachel S. Determining the accuracy of the electronic medical record (EMR) is vital to the progress of practice based research. The aim of this study was to determine the agreement between the EMR and other sources of signalment data. Data were gathered during direct observation of small animal consultations in eight veterinary practices. Breed, age, sex and neuter status were recorded, where available, from the EMR, owner and observer and then compared for agreement. Agreement was ‘almost perfect’ or ‘strong’ for 18/28 comparisons, although there was variation between the species. The results have implications for researchers collecting data from the EMR of first opinion practices. Future work could focus on the accuracy of other data obtained from the EMR. Elsevier 2015-04-23 Article PeerReviewed Robinson, Natalie Jane, Brennan, Marnie L., Cobb, Malcolm and Dean, Rachel S. (2015) Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources. The Veterinary Journal, 205 (1). pp. 104-106. ISSN 1532-2971 Practice-based research; Veterinary consultations; Veterinary informatics; Electronic medical record; Electronic patient record http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023315001653 doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.04.023 doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.04.023
spellingShingle Practice-based research; Veterinary consultations; Veterinary informatics; Electronic medical record; Electronic patient record
Robinson, Natalie Jane
Brennan, Marnie L.
Cobb, Malcolm
Dean, Rachel S.
Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources
title Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources
title_full Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources
title_fullStr Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources
title_full_unstemmed Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources
title_short Agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources
title_sort agreement between veterinary patient data collected from different sources
topic Practice-based research; Veterinary consultations; Veterinary informatics; Electronic medical record; Electronic patient record
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39321/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39321/