2024
Use of electronic health records to characterize patients with uncontrolled hypertension in two large health system networks
Lu Y, Keeley E, Barrette E, Cooper-DeHoff R, Dhruva S, Gaffney J, Gamble G, Handke B, Huang C, Krumholz H, McDonough C, Schulz W, Shaw K, Smith M, Woodard J, Young P, Ervin K, Ross J. Use of electronic health records to characterize patients with uncontrolled hypertension in two large health system networks. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2024, 24: 497. PMID: 39289597, PMCID: PMC11409735, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-04161-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth recordsHealth systemUncontrolled hypertensionUse of electronic health recordsHypertension managementElectronic health record systemsOneFlorida Clinical Research ConsortiumElectronic health record dataYale New Haven Health SystemBP measurementsICD-10-CM codesHealth system networkPublic health priorityICD-10-CMIncidence rate of deathElevated BP measurementsElevated blood pressure measurementsHealthcare visitsAmbulatory careHealth priorityRetrospective cohort studyEHR dataOneFloridaBlood pressure measurementsBarriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure
Lu Y, Arowojolu O, Qiu X, Liu Y, Curry L, Krumholz H. Barriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2426135. PMID: 39106065, PMCID: PMC11304113, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.26135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarriers to guideline adherenceElectronic health recordsGuideline adherenceClinician adherenceEHR dataElevated blood pressureHypertension managementAnalysis of EHR dataYale New Haven Health SystemSevere hypertensionClinical practice guidelinesAdherence scenariosQualitative content analysisPublic health challengeThematic saturationHealth recordsHealth systemBlood pressureThematic analysisTargeted interventionsManagement of severe hypertensionQualitative studyHealth challengesPractice guidelinesPatient outcomes
2021
Temporal relationship of computed and structured diagnoses in electronic health record data
Schulz WL, Young HP, Coppi A, Mortazavi BJ, Lin Z, Jean RA, Krumholz HM. Temporal relationship of computed and structured diagnoses in electronic health record data. BMC Medical Informatics And Decision Making 2021, 21: 61. PMID: 33596898, PMCID: PMC7890604, DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01416-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsStructured diagnosisOutpatient blood pressureElectronic health record dataAcademic health systemLow-density lipoproteinHealth record dataBlood pressureStructured data elementsAdministrative claimsHypertensionClinical informationHyperlipidemiaClinical phenotypeEquivalent diagnosisVital signsHealth systemDiagnosisProblem listAdditional studiesHealth recordsRecord dataTimely accessEHR dataPatients
2015
Development of a Hospital Outcome Measure Intended for Use With Electronic Health Records
McNamara RL, Wang Y, Partovian C, Montague J, Mody P, Eddy E, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Development of a Hospital Outcome Measure Intended for Use With Electronic Health Records. Medical Care 2015, 53: 818-826. PMID: 26225445, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsOutcome measuresClinical dataMortality rateClinical practiceFuture quality improvement measuresRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesLow-mortality hospitalsHealth recordsSystolic blood pressureOdds of mortalityClinical registry dataAcute myocardial infarctionHigh-mortality hospitalsHospital outcome measuresEHR dataFinal risk modelCurrent clinical practiceStandard clinical practiceFirst outcome measureNational Quality ForumCurrent electronic health recordsQuality improvement measuresChart abstraction