Published on in Vol 7 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/44331, first published .
Optimizing Patient Record Linkage in a Master Patient Index Using Machine Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation

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

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

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