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Commentary on Winhusen et al . (2019): Substance use disorders, chronic diseases, and electronic health records—a paradigm for screening and intervention

Year: 2019

Type: editorial

Abstract: The use of the electronic health record to study the relationship between substance use disorders, diabetes and hypertension has identified high-severity, high-cost conditions. Improving data quality and validation will enhance our ability to perform medical record-based screening of substance use disorders and treatment of their complications among patients with multiple chronic illnesses.

Source: Addiction

DOI: 10.1111/add.14659

Authors: Paolo Mannelli, Li‐Tzy Wu

Institutions: Duke Medical Center, Duke University, Duke Clinical Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Medical Coding and Health Information

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Clinical Center, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities