Medicare claims can identify post-stroke epilepsy
Moura L, Smith J, Blacker D, Vogeli C, Schwamm L, Hsu J. Medicare claims can identify post-stroke epilepsy. Epilepsy Research 2019, 151: 40-47. PMID: 30780120, PMCID: PMC6640134, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsAccountable care organizationsMedicare claimsCommunity-dwelling elderly individualsPost-stroke epilepsyElderly Medicare beneficiariesClaims-based algorithmPositive predictive valuePioneer Accountable Care OrganizationsDiscrete etiologyNeurologist visitOverall prevalenceMedicare patientsClaims diagnosesPSE diagnosisElderly individualsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsPredictive valueEpilepsyFuture epidemiological surveillanceEpidemiological surveillanceInverse probabilityHealth recordsDiagnosis