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. 2013 Oct 1;10(Fall):1f.

Table 1.

Chronic Disease Electronic Management System Data Fields Populated from Electronic Health Records

Field Name Field Description
patient_ID Auto-generated unique identifier for each patient
clinic_code Identifies site at which care is being provided
sex Sex
ethnicity Ethnicity
age Age
start_date Date on which patient was added to the electronic record
raw_code (health) Health condition
start_date (health) Date on which diagnosis was added to the patient health profile
end_date (health) Date on which diagnosis was archived in the patient health profile
raw_code (lab) Laboratory test
result (lab) Laboratory result
service_date (lab) Date on which lab result was received
raw_code (service) Service
result (service) Service result
service_date (service) Date on which service was provided
raw_code (medication) Medication
start_date (medication) Date on which medication was prescribed
end_date (medication) Date on which medication was discontinued
visit_date Date on which office visit occurred
bp_systolic Systolic blood pressure (linked to visit_date)
bp_diastolic Diastolic blood pressure (linked to visit_date)
weight Weight (linked to visit_date)
height Height (linked to visit_date)
waist_circ Waist circumference (linked to visit_date)