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ArticleJAMIA open2021

Characterizing employment of colorectal cancer survivors using electronic health records.

Alexandra Varga, Inga Gruß, Debra P Ritzwoller, Cathy J Bradley, Andrew T Sterrett, Matthew P Banegas

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Article in JAMIA open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Alexandra VargaKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4735-4845
Inga GrußKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Debra P RitzwollerInstitute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Cathy J BradleyUniversity of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Andrew T SterrettInstitute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Matthew P BanegasKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA.

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Abstract

objectiveAlthough the value of collecting occupational data is well-established, these data are not systematically collected in clinical practice. We assessed the availability of electronic health record (EHR)-based occupation data within a large integrated health care system to determine the feasibility of its use in research. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe used a mixed-methods approach to extract EHR data and define employment status, employer, and employment industry of 1107 colorectal cancer survivors. This was a secondary analysis of a subset of the Patient Outcomes Research to Advance Learning (PORTAL) colorectal cancer cohort.

resultsWe categorized the employment industry for 46% of the cohort. Employment status was available for 58% of the cohort. The employer was missing for over 95% of the cohort.

conclusionBy combining data from structured and free-text EHR fields, we identified employment status and industry for approximately half of our sample. Findings demonstrate limitations of EHR data and underscore the need for systematic collection of occupation data in clinical practice.

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cancer survivorselectronic health recordemployment statusoccupation

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PMID34345806
PMCPMC8327368

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