Using graph theory to flexibly construct patient journeys in linked healthcare data
Our method assists in preparing data for epidemiological research in New South Wales and can be generalised to inpatient data in other jurisdictions. The method can be extended to include ambulance and emergency department data.
Authors
- Rachel Farber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-2554)
- Maria Alfaro-Ramirez
- Branislav Igic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-6381)
- Ian Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0975-5613)
- Zhisheng Sa
- Michael Nelson
Institutions
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Population Data Science
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v10i1.2371
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- NSW Ministry of Health