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Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21;264:1855-1856. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190682.
Near-Real Time Monitoring of Vaccine Uptake of Pregnant Women in a Primary Care Sentinel Network: Ontological Case Definition Across Heterogeneous Data Sources.
Liyanage H1, Williams J1, Byford R1, Pathirannehelage S1, de Lusignan S1.
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1 Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, UK.
Abstract
Vaccination against influenza is important in pregnancy for the health of both mother and unborn baby. Influenza introduces risks to pregnancy and to the baby who relies on maternal antibodies for protection. Because the data associated with pregnancy is fragmented across multiple providers of health care, it is challenging to conduct pregnancy-related public health surveillance using a single data source. We report the integration of a novel ontological approach to identifying pregnancies in routine data with a web-based dashboard that feeds back information to general practices in a sentinel network. As a result, practices receive information about how well they are performing influenza vaccination in pregnancy in near-real-time.
KEYWORDS:
Electronic Health Records; Pregnancy; Vaccines
PMID: 31438377 DOI: 10.3233/SHTI190682
Near-Real Time Monitoring of Vaccine Uptake of Pregnant Women in a Primary Care Sentinel Network: Ontological Case Definition Across Heterogeneous Data Sources.
Liyanage H1, Williams J1, Byford R1, Pathirannehelage S1, de Lusignan S1.
Author information
1 Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, UK.
Abstract
Vaccination against influenza is important in pregnancy for the health of both mother and unborn baby. Influenza introduces risks to pregnancy and to the baby who relies on maternal antibodies for protection. Because the data associated with pregnancy is fragmented across multiple providers of health care, it is challenging to conduct pregnancy-related public health surveillance using a single data source. We report the integration of a novel ontological approach to identifying pregnancies in routine data with a web-based dashboard that feeds back information to general practices in a sentinel network. As a result, practices receive information about how well they are performing influenza vaccination in pregnancy in near-real-time.
KEYWORDS:
Electronic Health Records; Pregnancy; Vaccines
PMID: 31438377 DOI: 10.3233/SHTI190682