2023
Developing Validated Tools to Identify Pulmonary Embolism in Electronic Databases: Rationale and Design of the PE-EHR+ Study
Bikdeli B, Lo Y, Khairani C, Bejjani A, Jimenez D, Barco S, Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Secemsky E, Klok F, Hunsaker A, Aghayev A, Muriel A, Wang Y, Hussain M, Appah-Sampong A, Lu Y, Lin Z, Aneja S, Khera R, Goldhaber S, Zhou L, Monreal M, Krumholz H, Piazza G. Developing Validated Tools to Identify Pulmonary Embolism in Electronic Databases: Rationale and Design of the PE-EHR+ Study. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2023, 123: 649-662. PMID: 36809777, PMCID: PMC11200175, DOI: 10.1055/a-2039-3222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsElectronic Health RecordsHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesPredictive Value of TestsPulmonary EmbolismReproducibility of ResultsConceptsElectronic health recordsNLP algorithmNatural language processing toolsLanguage processing toolsPrincipal discharge diagnosisICD-10 codesDischarge diagnosisNLP toolsChart reviewHealth systemProcessing toolsYale New Haven Health SystemPatient identificationElectronic databasesHealth recordsData validationHigh-risk PEPulmonary Embolism ResearchSecondary discharge diagnosisIdentification of patientsManual chart reviewNegative predictive valueCodeRadiology reportsAlgorithm
2018
Admission diagnoses among patients with heart failure: Variation by ACO performance on a measure of risk-standardized acute admission rates
Benchetrit L, Zimmerman C, Bao H, Dharmarajan K, Altaf F, Herrin J, Lin Z, Krumholz HM, Drye EE, Lipska KJ, Spatz ES. Admission diagnoses among patients with heart failure: Variation by ACO performance on a measure of risk-standardized acute admission rates. American Heart Journal 2018, 207: 19-26. PMID: 30404047, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccountable Care OrganizationsAgedAlgorithmsAnalysis of VarianceCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMedicare Part AMedicare Part BPatient AdmissionPatient DischargePatient-Centered CareSex DistributionTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHeart failureAccountable care organizationsMean admission rateAdmission ratesAdmission typeAcute admission ratesNoncardiovascular conditionsAdmission diagnosisCause admission ratesMedicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care OrganizationsRate of hospitalizationPrincipal discharge diagnosisProportion of admissionsType of admissionNoncardiovascular causesHF admissionsHF patientsPerson yearsDischarge diagnosisPatient populationPatientsAdmissionKey quality metricDiagnosisSubstantial proportionTransition to the ICD-10 in the United States: An Emerging Data Chasm
Khera R, Dorsey KB, Krumholz HM. Transition to the ICD-10 in the United States: An Emerging Data Chasm. JAMA 2018, 320: 133-134. PMID: 29868861, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.6823.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2013
Diagnoses and Timing of 30-Day Readmissions After Hospitalization for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Pneumonia
Dharmarajan K, Hsieh AF, Lin Z, Bueno H, Ross JS, Horwitz LI, Barreto-Filho JA, Kim N, Bernheim SM, Suter LG, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Diagnoses and Timing of 30-Day Readmissions After Hospitalization for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2013, 309: 355-363. PMID: 23340637, PMCID: PMC3688083, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.216476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCommon readmission diagnosesAcute MI hospitalizationReadmission diagnosesDays of hospitalizationPatient demographic characteristicsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionHF hospitalizationReadmission timingPneumonia hospitalizationsMedian timeMI hospitalizationMedicare feeIndex HF hospitalizationIndex pneumonia hospitalizationProportion of patientsDemographic characteristicsService claims dataMI cohortPneumonia cohortHF cohortCondition categoriesHospitalizationReadmission
2008
Mental Disorders, Quality of Care, and Outcomes Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: An Analysis of the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Wang Y, Druss BG, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Mental Disorders, Quality of Care, and Outcomes Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: An Analysis of the National Heart Failure Project. JAMA Psychiatry 2008, 65: 1402-1408. PMID: 19047527, PMCID: PMC2790277, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.65.12.1402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illness diagnosisACE inhibitor prescriptionHeart failureMultivariate adjustmentQuality of careIllness diagnosisInhibitor prescriptionLVEF evaluationMental illnessNational Heart Failure ProjectAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorVentricular ejection fraction assessmentUS acute care hospitalsLeft ventricular ejection fraction assessmentHeart Failure ProjectAcute care hospitalsHigher crude ratesEjection fraction assessmentPopulation-based sampleEligible patientsTreatment contraindicationsCause readmissionElderly patientsOlder patientsCare hospital