Optimizing Patient Record Linkage in a Master Patient Index Using Machine Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation

Walter Nelson   ^{1, 2} , BSc ;   Nityan Khanna   ¹ , BTECH ;   Mohamed Ibrahim   ¹ , BTECH ;   Justin Fyfe   ³ , BTECH ;   Maxwell Geiger   ⁴ , BSc ;   Keith Edwards   ⁵ , BA, MA, PhD ;   Jeremy Petch   ^{1, 6, 7, 8} , HBA, MA, PhD

¹ Centre for Data Science and Digital Health, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada

² Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

³ Fyfe Software, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁴ Department of Biology, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, United States

⁵ Department of Computer Science, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, United States

⁶ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁷ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁸ Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada