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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Medical Data Analysis
  • Translational Research

Background:

  • Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are increasingly utilized in US healthcare.
  • The value of EHR data for translational research and clinical decision-making is growing.
  • Profiling variability in diagnosis codes is essential for leveraging EHR data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce the Variability Explorer Tool (VET), a web-based visualization tool.
  • Assist researchers in profiling variability among diagnosis codes within EHR data.
  • Visualize between-clinic and across-year variability in diagnosis code prevalence.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized primary care-based, multi-clinic EHR data.
  • Developed a web-based visualization tool (VET).
  • Applied statistical methods to approximate probability distribution functions for diagnosis code prevalence.

Main Results:

  • VET outputs showed substantial variability in diagnosis code usage for depression.
  • Demonstrated the ability to visualize between-clinic and across-year variability.
  • Highlighted that variability can reflect real-world practice and patient factors.

Conclusions:

  • Variability in EHR data, while sometimes linked to quality, can represent authentic characteristics.
  • Researchers can benefit from identifying variability early in the research process.
  • Recognizing variability enhances research design, validity, and generalizability of findings.