Measuring Exposure to Incarceration Using the Electronic Health Record.

Journal: Medical care
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Electronic health records (EHRs) are a rich source of health information; however social determinants of health, including incarceration, and how they impact health and health care disparities can be hard to extract.

Authors

  • Emily A Wang
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven.
  • Jessica B Long
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven.
  • Kathleen A McGinnis
    Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT.
  • Karen H Wang
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven.
  • Christopher J Wildeman
    Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
  • Clara Kim
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven.
  • Kristofer B Bucklen
    Pennsylvania Department of Correction, PA.
  • David A Fiellin
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven.
  • Jonathan Bates
    Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT jonathan.bates@yale.edu.
  • Cynthia Brandt
    Yale Center for Medical Informatics, Yale University.
  • Amy C Justice
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven.