A rigorous algorithm to detect and clean inaccurate adult height records within EHR systems.
Height is a critical variable for many biomedical analyses because it is an important component of Body Mass Index (BMI). Transforming EHR height measures into meaningful research-ready values is challenging and there is limited information available on methods for "cleaning" these data.
Author(s): Muthalagu, A, Pacheco, J A, Aufox, S, Peissig, P L, Fuehrer, J T, Tromp, G, Kho, A N, Rasmussen-Torvik, L J
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2013-09-RA-0074