{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2092545754","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120801907687","title":"Accuracy of EMS-Recorded Patient Demographic Data","display_name":"Accuracy of EMS-Recorded Patient Demographic Data","publication_year":2008,"publication_date":"2008-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2092545754","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120801907687","mag":"2092545754","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18379915"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/10903120801907687","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120801907687","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120801907687","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S41500138","display_name":"Prehospital Emergency Care","issn_l":"1090-3127","issn":["1090-3127","1545-0066"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-c","doyens","jufo-1","medline","norway-1","poland-100","russia-white-list-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Prehospital Emergency Care","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5023336425","display_name":"Jane Helen Brice","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-0694","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-0694"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114027177","display_name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","ror":"https://ror.org/0130frc33","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114027177"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jane H. Brice","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7594, USA. brice@med.unc.edu","Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7594, USA. brice@med.unc.edu","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114027177"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114027177"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5003017920","display_name":"Kevin D. Friend","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I170201317","display_name":"University of Pittsburgh","ror":"https://ror.org/01an3r305","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I170201317"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Kevin D. Friend","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I170201317"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5055852476","display_name":"Theodore R. Delbridge","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-4821","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-4821"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I186335123","display_name":"East Carolina University","ror":"https://ror.org/01vx35703","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I186335123"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Theodore R. Delbridge","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I186335123"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.556,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":32,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.8954565,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"12","issue":"2","first_page":"187","last_page":"191"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11719","display_name":"Data Quality and Management","score":0.3986999988555908,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11719","display_name":"Data Quality and Management","score":0.3986999988555908,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14400","display_name":"Medical Coding and Health Information","score":0.3921000063419342,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3605","display_name":"Health Information Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10350","display_name":"Electronic Health Records Systems","score":0.10170000046491623,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3605","display_name":"Health Information Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-accuracy","display_name":"data accuracy","score":0.9760000109672546},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/chest-pain","display_name":"chest pain","score":0.5809999704360962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-security-numbers","display_name":"social security numbers","score":0.7459999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/patient-names","display_name":"patient names","score":0.5490000247955322},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/date-of-birth","display_name":"birth date","score":0.9829999804496765},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-errors","display_name":"data errors","score":0.6349999904632568},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electronic-health-records","display_name":"electronic health records","score":0.5979999899864197}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.8754866123199463},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C195910791","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1324077","display_name":"Medical record","level":2,"score":0.7367348074913025},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C194828623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2861470","display_name":"Emergency medicine","level":1,"score":0.5558863878250122},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C545542383","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2751242","display_name":"Medical emergency","level":1,"score":0.5545894503593445},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2992987738","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1630451","display_name":"Hospital records","level":2,"score":0.5374491810798645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C545288138","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860447","display_name":"Emergency medical services","level":2,"score":0.46425703167915344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780724011","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1295316","display_name":"Emergency department","level":2,"score":0.459727942943573},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C167135981","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2146302","display_name":"Retrospective cohort study","level":2,"score":0.43453511595726013},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778704086","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q693058","display_name":"Chest pain","level":2,"score":0.42684483528137207},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C141071460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40821","display_name":"Surgery","level":1,"score":0.1342303454875946},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118552586","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7867","display_name":"Psychiatry","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[{"descriptor_ui":"D003625","descriptor_name":"Data Collection","qualifier_ui":"Q000592","qualifier_name":"standards","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003710","descriptor_name":"Demography","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D004632","descriptor_name":"Emergency Medical Services","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D008485","descriptor_name":"Medical Audit","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D008499","descriptor_name":"Medical Records","qualifier_ui":"Q000592","qualifier_name":"standards","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D010414","descriptor_name":"Pennsylvania","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D012189","descriptor_name":"Retrospective Studies","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false}],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/10903120801907687","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120801907687","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120801907687","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S41500138","display_name":"Prehospital Emergency Care","issn_l":"1090-3127","issn":["1090-3127","1545-0066"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-c","doyens","jufo-1","medline","norway-1","poland-100","russia-white-list-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Prehospital Emergency Care","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmid:18379915","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18379915","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Prehospital emergency care","raw_type":"Journal Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.629.1336","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.629.1336","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://www.paems.org/pdfs/online-ce/Accuracy-of-EMS-recorded-patient-demographic-data.pdf","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","score":0.9391000270843506,"display_name":"Good health and well-being"}],"study_designs":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study","display_name":"Observational Study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":28,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1511768769","https://openalex.org/W1540772453","https://openalex.org/W1963649703","https://openalex.org/W1975937105","https://openalex.org/W1981046954","https://openalex.org/W1991414234","https://openalex.org/W2028721880","https://openalex.org/W2028740434","https://openalex.org/W2039833030","https://openalex.org/W2040033264","https://openalex.org/W2055071515","https://openalex.org/W2059551449","https://openalex.org/W2062202816","https://openalex.org/W2062596418","https://openalex.org/W2064781987","https://openalex.org/W2066856237","https://openalex.org/W2087877781","https://openalex.org/W2090403000","https://openalex.org/W2090477056","https://openalex.org/W2098034668","https://openalex.org/W2106723533","https://openalex.org/W2118413857","https://openalex.org/W2131026886","https://openalex.org/W2154107691","https://openalex.org/W2168400174","https://openalex.org/W2313954446","https://openalex.org/W4238068256","https://openalex.org/W4298251143"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W6940644225","https://openalex.org/W2941210910","https://openalex.org/W4213376548","https://openalex.org/W1572075471","https://openalex.org/W2071657525","https://openalex.org/W7147035123","https://openalex.org/W4414008890","https://openalex.org/W2896999593","https://openalex.org/W1970523096","https://openalex.org/W2979860291"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"OBJECTIVE:":[0],"Emergency":[1],"medical":[2,228],"services":[3],"(EMS)":[4],"research":[5,221],"is":[6,178],"frequently":[7],"dependent":[8],"on":[9,22,170,234],"data":[10,34,168,199,214,235],"recorded":[11,140,149,158,169],"by":[12,67],"prehospital":[13,62,125],"personnel.":[14],"Linking":[15],"EMS":[16,39,74,110,171,231],"information":[17,118],"with":[18,129,205],"hospital":[19,121,133,206],"outcome":[20],"depends":[21],"essential":[23],"identifying":[24],"data.":[25],"We":[26,52],"sought":[27],"to":[28,44,82,115,132],"determine":[29],"the":[30,46,68,109,116,120,145,154,186,224],"accuracy":[31],"of":[32,48,60,70,73,95,166,196,226],"these":[33],"in":[35,119,141],"patients":[36,65],"who":[37],"activated":[38],"for":[40,64,79,103,216],"chest":[41,80],"pain":[42,81],"and":[43,98,153,203,209,230],"describe":[45],"types":[47],"errors":[49],"committed.":[50],"METHODS:":[51],"performed":[53],"a":[54,87,182],"retrospective,":[55],"consecutive":[56],"case":[57],"series":[58],"study":[59],"all":[61],"records":[63,126,143,172,229],"transported":[66],"City":[69],"Pittsburgh":[71],"Bureau":[72],"(annual":[75],"call":[76],"volume,":[77],"60,000)":[78],"three":[83],"area":[84],"hospitals":[85],"during":[86],"three-month":[88],"interval.":[89],"Demographic":[90],"data,":[91],"including":[92],"name,":[93],"date":[94],"birth":[96],"(DOB),":[97],"Social":[99],"Security":[100],"number":[101],"(SSN),":[102],"each":[104],"patient":[105,137],"were":[106,113,127],"extracted":[107],"from":[108],"record.":[111],"These":[112],"compared":[114],"definitive":[117],"records.":[122,134,207],"RESULTS:":[123],"360":[124],"examined,":[128],"341":[130],"matches":[131],"The":[135,162,194],"correct":[136,146,155],"name":[138],"was":[139,148,157,173,190],"301":[142],"(83.6%),":[144],"DOB":[147,210],"284":[150],"times":[151,160],"(78.9%),":[152],"SSN":[156,177],"120":[159],"(33.3%).":[161],"overall":[163,187],"error":[164,188],"rate":[165,189],"demographic":[167,183,198],"73.9%":[174],"(266/360).":[175],"If":[176],"not":[179],"included":[180],"as":[181],"variable,":[184],"then":[185],"25.3%":[191],"(91/360).":[192],"CONCLUSION:":[193],"use":[195],"EMS-generated":[197],"demonstrates":[200],"moderate":[201],"agreement":[202],"linkage":[204],"Name":[208],"are":[211],"more":[212],"reliable":[213],"elements":[215],"matching":[217],"than":[218],"SSN.":[219],"Future":[220],"should":[222],"examine":[223],"impact":[225],"electronic":[227],"identification":[232],"numbers":[233],"reliability.":[236]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":4}],"updated_date":"2026-10-31T12:09:11.096373","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}