@article{ref1,
title="Record linkage of health care insurance claims",
journal="Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association",
year="2001",
author="Victor, Trent W. and Mera, R. M.",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="281-288",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This paper provides a detailed description of a method developed for purposes of linking records of individual patients, represented in diverse data sets, across time and geography. DESIGN: The procedure for record linkage has three major components-data standardization, weight estimation, and matching. The proposed method was designed to incorporate a combination of exact and probabilistic matching techniques. MEASUREMENTS: The procedure was validated using convergent, divergent, and criterion validity measures. RESULTS: The output of the process achieved a sensitivity of 92 percent and a specificity that approached 100 percent. CONCLUSIONS: The procedure is a first step in addressing the current trend toward larger and more complex databases.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1067-5027",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}