Gary Freed

Sep 3, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Gary Freed |Adam Nicholson |Brittany Bogan

Key PointsQuestion  How accurate are racial and ethnic designations for children in electronic medical records (EMRs)? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of race and ethnicity data accuracy that included 4333 participants, rates of exact match of parental report of race with racial designation in the EMR ranged from 41% to 78% across 3 health systems. Rates of ethnicity matching between parental report and the EMR ranged from 65% to 95% across the health systems.