2021
Linking the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program to commercial claims to establish a framework for real-world longitudinal stroke research
Patorno E, Schneeweiss S, George M, Tong X, Franklin J, Pawar A, Mogun H, Moura L, Schwamm L. Linking the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program to commercial claims to establish a framework for real-world longitudinal stroke research. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2021, 7: 114-123. PMID: 34750282, PMCID: PMC9067267, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaul Coverdell National Acute Stroke ProgramAcute Stroke ProgramClaims dataStroke ProgramStroke severityMedication useMedical historyReal-world patientsCare of patientsCommercial claims dataLongitudinal claims dataMedication utilisationStroke hospitalisationsStroke admissionsMost patientsCommercial ClaimsInpatient dataStroke researchDischarge usePatientsHigh quality linkageUnlinked patientsLab valuesStroke
2017
Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization
Schwartz J, Wang Y, Qin L, Schwamm LH, Fonarow GC, Cormier N, Dorsey K, McNamara RL, Suter LG, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization. Stroke 2017, 48: 3101-3107. PMID: 28954922, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.017960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesElectronic health record dataHealth record dataStroke severityClaims dataMortality rateAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationHealth Stroke Scale scoreRisk variablesMedicaid ServicesRisk adjustmentMedian risk-standardized mortality rateGuidelines-Stroke registryLow-mortality hospitalsStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeAmerican Stroke AssociationOdds of mortalityMortality measuresRecord dataIschemic stroke hospitalizationsHigh-mortality hospitalsService claims dataRisk-adjustment variablesHospital admission