Creating A Validation Dataset to Test Record Linkage Algorithms in A Province-Wide South African Health Information Exchange

Introduction Increasing use of digital medical records creates disparate data resources for the same health care client population; and harnessing the benefits of real-time health data requires effective data linkage. A South African Health Information Exchange (HIE) collates and links routine healt...

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Main Authors: Themba Mutemaringa, Alexa Heekes, Mariette Smith, Nicki Tiffin, Andrew Boulle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1625