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ArticleBMC research notes2023

Documenting cannabis use in primary care: a descriptive cross-sectional study using electronic medical record data in Alberta, Canada.

Boglarka Soos, Stephanie Garies, Ashley Cornect-Benoit, Lori Montgomery, Heather Sharpe, Katherine Rittenbach, Donna Manca, Kimberley Duerksen, Brian Forst, Neil Drummond

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10 authors.

Boglarka SoosDepartment of Family Medicine, G012 Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Stephanie GariesDepartment of Family Medicine, G012 Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada. sgaries@ucalgary.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8795-9553
Ashley Cornect-BenoitDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Lori MontgomeryDepartment of Family Medicine, G012 Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Heather SharpeDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Katherine RittenbachDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Donna MancaDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Kimberley DuerksenDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Brian ForstDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Neil DrummondDepartment of Family Medicine, G012 Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDocumenting cannabis use is important for patient care, but no formal requirements for consistent reporting exist in primary care. The objective of this study was to understand how cannabis use is documented in primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data.

resultsThis was a cross-sectional study using de-identified EMR data from over 398,000 patients and 333 primary care providers in Alberta, Canada. An automated pattern-matching algorithm was developed to identify text and ICD-9 diagnostic codes indicating cannabis use in the EMR. There was a total of 11,724 records indicating cannabis use from 4652 patients, representing approximately 1.2% of the patient sample. Commonly used terms and ICD-9 codes included cannabis, marijuana/marihuana, THC, 304.3 and 305.2. Nabilone was the most frequently prescribed cannabinoid medication. Slightly more males and those with a chronic condition had cannabis use recorded more often. Overall, very few patients have cannabis use recorded in primary care EMR data and this is not captured in a systematic way. We propose several strategies to improve the documentation of cannabis use to facilitate more effective clinical care, research, and surveillance.

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CannabisAlbertaCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Health RecordsHumansMalePrimary Health CareCannabisData qualityElectronic medical recordsPrimary care

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PMID36726135
PMCPMC9890680

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