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. 2020 Jul 2;15(7):e0235574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235574

Table 1. Electronic Health Record (EHR) document types used in this research.

EHR Document Record Type Description of Document
Administered Medications Medications given to patient during a hiospital stay or ambulatory encounter.
Current Medications The concomittent medications a patient is taking, as documented by providers during encounters.
Demographics Patient demographic information
Encounter Diagnosis The diagnoses and diagnostic codes assigned to a patient ambulatory encounter.
Hospital Encounters Patient-level hospital admission information including times and billing codes.
Lab Results Results of ordered lab tests including order time.
Medications Ordered Medications ordered by for patients by clinicians during an encounter.
Microbiology Results Results of microbiology lab tests in text form.
Notes All types of clinical text including progress notes and discharge summaries.
Problem List The concomittent list of active medical issues for a patient, as documented by providers during encounters.
Procedures Ordered Procedures ordered by clinicians for patients during an encounter.
Lab Result Comments Non-numerical, text portion, if any for results of lab tests.
Surgeries Description of surgeries performed on patient at hospital in both text and coded forms.
Vitals Documentation of vital values such as heartrate, blood pressure, weight, and temperature.