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ArticleLupus science & medicine2021

Evaluation of structured data from electronic health records to identify clinical classification criteria attributes for systemic lupus erythematosus.

Theresa L Walunas, Anika S Ghosh, Jennifer A Pacheco, Vesna Mitrovic, Andy Wu, Kathryn L Jackson, Ryan Schusler, Anh Chung, Daniel Erickson, Karen Mancera-Cuevas and 3 more

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Theresa L WalunasDivision of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA t-walunas@northwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7653-3650
Anika S GhoshCenter for Health Information Partnerships, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jennifer A PachecoCenter for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Vesna MitrovicCenter for Health Information Partnerships, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Andy WuCenter for Health Information Partnerships, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kathryn L JacksonCenter for Health Information Partnerships, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ryan SchuslerDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Anh ChungDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Daniel EricksonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Karen Mancera-CuevasDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Yuan LuoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Abel N KhoDivision of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rosalind Ramsey-GoldmanDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Funding

Variation, Function, and Disease Supplement ProgramU01HG008657 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI David Russell Crosslin, Gail Pairitz Jarvik · 2015 to 2026
$13.4M
Resource CoreP30AR072579 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Leena Sharma · 2017 to 2026
$8.3M
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)KL2TR001424 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SHARMA, LEENA · 2015 to 2023
$8.1M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001424NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG008657NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR072579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOur objective was to develop algorithms to identify lupus clinical classification criteria attributes using structured data found in the electronic health record (EHR) and determine whether they could be used to describe a cohort of people with lupus and discriminate them from a defined healthy control cohort.

methodsWe created gold standard lupus and healthy patient cohorts that were fully adjudicated for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) and European League Against Rheumatism/ACR (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria and had matched EHR data. We implemented rule-based algorithms using structured data within the EHR system for each attribute of the three classification criteria. Individual criteria attribute and classification criteria algorithms as a whole were assessed over our combined cohorts and the overall performance of the algorithms was measured through sensitivity and specificity.

resultsIndividual classification criteria attributes had a wide range of sensitivities, 7% (oral ulcers) to 97% (haematological disorders) and specificities, 56% (haematological disorders) to 98% (photosensitivity), but all could be identified in EHR data. In general, algorithms based on laboratory results performed better than those primarily based on diagnosis codes. All three classification criteria systems effectively distinguished members of our case and control cohorts, but the SLICC criteria-based algorithm had the highest overall performance (76% sensitivity, 99% specificity).

conclusionsIt is possible to characterise disease manifestations in people with lupus using classification criteria-based algorithms that assess structured EHR data. These algorithms may reduce chart review burden and are a foundation for identifying subpopulations of patients with lupus based on disease presentation to support precision medicine applications.

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Electronic Health RecordsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicRheumatologyAdultFemaleHumansMaleRheumatic DiseasesSensitivity and SpecificityUnited Statesautoimmune diseasesepidemiologysystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID33903204
PMCPMC8076919

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