Contextualizing critical illness hospitalizations by linking EHR data to measures of social vulnerability through GIS

Presentation Time: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Abstract Keywords: Informatics Implementation, Data Standards, Health Equity, Racial Disparities
Primary Track: Applications
Programmatic Theme: Clinical Research Informatics

Hospitalization incidence and outcomes are influenced by social factors; therefore, research on acute care outcomes must consider measures of social vulnerability. Some of these measures, including Area Deprivation Index (ADI), are freely available. However, many health systems’ electronic health records are not readily linkable to these indices. We used a HIPAA-compliant instance of ArcGIS Pro to link patient encounters at our academic medical center to the ADI via geocoding.

Speaker(s):
Brenna Park-Egan, M.S.
Oregon Health & Science University

Author(s):
Patrick Lyons, MD, MSc - Oregon Health & Science University;