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Patient deduplication in Uganda’s electronic medical records system: a comparison of three classification algorithms

Abstract Background Duplicate patient records pose a significant challenge to healthcare registries and electronic medical record (EMR) systems in Uganda, primarily due to the absence of a national unique patient identifier. These duplicates lead to fragmented patient care, misallocation of resource...

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Main Authors: Alex Mirugwe, Arthur G. Fitzmaurice, Alice Namale, Evelyn Akello, Simon Muhumuza, Milton Kaye, Samuel Lubwama, Jonathan Mpango, Paul Katongole, Solomon Ssevvume, Paul Mbaka, Clare Ashaba, Enos Sande, Kenneth Musenge
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2026-06-01
Series:BMC Digital Health
Subjects:
Patient matching
Deduplication
Machine learning
Electronic medical record
Record linkage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s44247-026-00257-w
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