Harnessing electronic medical records to advance research on multiple sclerosis

Author:

Damotte Vincent1ORCID,Lizée Antoine2,Tremblay Matthew3,Agrawal Alisha1,Khankhanian Pouya4,Santaniello Adam1,Gomez Refujia1,Lincoln Robin1,Tang Wendy1,Chen Tiffany1,Lee Nelson5,Villoslada Pablo6,Hollenbach Jill A1,Bevan Carolyn D1,Graves Jennifer1,Bove Riley1,Goodin Douglas S1,Green Ari J1,Baranzini Sergio E1,Cree Bruce AC1,Henry Roland G1,Hauser Stephen L1,Gelfand Jeffrey M1,Gourraud Pierre-Antoine2

Affiliation:

1. MS Genetics, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA

2. MS Genetics, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA/Université de Nantes, INSERM, UMR 1064, ATIP-Avenir, Equipe 5 Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, Nantes, France

3. MS Genetics, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA/Department of Neurology, John Dempsey Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

4. MS Genetics, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA/Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

5. Information Technology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA

6. MS Genetics, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA/IDIBAPS—Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Background: Electronic medical records (EMR) data are increasingly used in research, but no studies have yet evaluated similarity between EMR and research-quality data and between characteristics of an EMR multiple sclerosis (MS) population and known natural MS history. Objectives: To (1) identify MS patients in an EMR system and extract clinical data, (2) compare EMR-extracted data with gold-standard research data, and (3) compare EMR MS population characteristics to expected MS natural history. Methods: Algorithms were implemented to identify MS patients from the University of California San Francisco EMR, de-identify the data and extract clinical variables. EMR-extracted data were compared to research cohort data in a subset of patients. Results: We identified 4142 MS patients via search of the EMR and extracted their clinical data with good accuracy. EMR and research values showed good concordance for Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), timed-25-foot walk, and subtype. We replicated several expected MS epidemiological features from MS natural history including higher EDSS for progressive versus relapsing–remitting patients and for male versus female patients and increased EDSS with age at examination and disease duration. Conclusion: Large real-world cohorts algorithmically extracted from the EMR can expand opportunities for MS clinical research.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Clinical Neurology,Neurology

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