The need for validation of large administrative databases: Veterans Health Administration ICD-9CM coding of exudative age-related macular degeneration and ranibizumab usage
Latkany P, Duggal M, Goulet J, Paek H, Rambo M, Palmisano P, Levin W, Erdos J, Justice A, Brandt C. The need for validation of large administrative databases: Veterans Health Administration ICD-9CM coding of exudative age-related macular degeneration and ranibizumab usage. Journal Of Ocular Biology, Diseases, And Informatics 2010, 3: 30-34. PMID: 21139706, PMCID: PMC2956455, DOI: 10.1007/s12177-010-9052-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExudative age-related macular degenerationAge-related macular degenerationExcellent positive predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueMacular degenerationLarge electronic medical record systemsClinical Modification codingLarge administrative databaseNegative predictive valueElectronic medical record systemVA ConnecticutMedical record systemChart reviewNinth RevisionOphthalmology clinicAdministrative databasesClinical informationInternational ClassificationDistinct patientsTherapy policyRanibizumabPatientsRecord systemDegenerationGender Differences in Rates of Depression, PTSD, Pain, Obesity, and Military Sexual Trauma Among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Haskell SG, Gordon KS, Mattocks K, Duggal M, Erdos J, Justice A, Brandt CA. Gender Differences in Rates of Depression, PTSD, Pain, Obesity, and Military Sexual Trauma Among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 267-271. PMID: 20109115, PMCID: PMC3052274, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghanistanBody Mass IndexConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIraqMaleMass ScreeningMilitary PersonnelObesityPainPatient Acceptance of Health CareProcess Assessment, Health CareRapeRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaBody mass indexFemale veteransHealth clinicsPositive screeningVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemSignificant pain scoresWomen's health clinicHealthcare systemOEF/OIF veteransRates of depressionSexual traumaElectronic medical recordsGender differencesOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi FreedomVA ConnecticutPain scoresChronic painMass indexCross-sectional data analysisPrimary careMedical recordsMale veterans