Demographic Health Analysis by Incorporation of Census Data with Patient Records

Electronic disease surveillance canonically represents analysis performed on health records with respect to their syndromes, complaints, lab data, etc. This data can tell the story of a patient’s current status but does not provide a holistic look at the where the patient is from. By incorporating census data, a deeper examination of the patient’s area can be performed which may result in discovery of risk factors associated with race, economic status, and culture.

Objective

The objective of this project is to enable a deeper analysis of patient health by correlating patient health records with the census demographic data. Based upon these correlations, the ESSENCE system will be enhanced with new query filtering capabilities.