2020
Validation for using electronic health records to identify community acquired pneumonia hospitalization among people with and without HIV
Rodriguez-Barradas MC, McGinnis KA, Akgün K, Tate JP, Brown ST, Butt AA, Fine M, Goetz MB, Graber CJ, Huang L, Rimland D, Justice A, Crothers K. Validation for using electronic health records to identify community acquired pneumonia hospitalization among people with and without HIV. Pneumonia 2020, 12: 6. PMID: 32724760, PMCID: PMC7382068, DOI: 10.1186/s41479-020-00068-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-9 codesPharmacy dataUninfected groupEHR algorithmPrimary positionOverall positive predictive valueResultsFive hundred fortyGroup of patientsElectronic health record dataICD-9 diagnosisHealth record dataPositive predictive valueCode-based algorithmsElectronic health recordsCAP hospitalizationsCOPD exacerbationsMicrobiologic workupOverall PPVUninfected patientsAspiration pneumoniaPneumonia hospitalizationsHospital admissionHIV statusCaP diagnosisEtiologic diagnosis
2014
Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Veterans: Comparison of Cancer Registry and ICD-9 Code Diagnoses
Park LS, Tate JP, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Goetz MB, Gibert C, Brown ST, Kelley MJ, Justice AC, Dubrow R. Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Veterans: Comparison of Cancer Registry and ICD-9 Code Diagnoses. Journal Of AIDS & Clinical Research 2014, 05: 1000318. PMID: 25580366, PMCID: PMC4285627, DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Central Cancer RegistryVeterans Aging Cohort StudyStandardized incidence ratiosIncidence rate ratiosUninfected veteransIncident cancerCancer RegistryCancer riskICD-9End Results (SEER) ratesHigh positive predictive valueAging Cohort StudyICD-9 code diagnosisCentral Cancer RegistryICD-9 diagnosisPositive predictive valueFalse-positive diagnosesHIV/AIDSElevated cancer riskRace/ethnicityCohort studyProspective cohortHIV statusIncidence ratiosCancer burden
2008
Measuring Quality of Care in Syncope: Case Definition Affects Reported Electrocardiogram Use but Does Not Bias Reporting
Schuur JD, Justice A. Measuring Quality of Care in Syncope: Case Definition Affects Reported Electrocardiogram Use but Does Not Bias Reporting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 16: 40-49. PMID: 19145713, PMCID: PMC3157750, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00303.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9 codesCase definitionECG useEmergency departmentHospital characteristicsICD-9 diagnosis codesModerate agreementICD-9 diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionNational quality measuresQuality of careED portionPatient ageED patientsFemale patientsDischarge diagnosisDiagnosis codesSyncope patientsECG rateElectrocardiogram useOnly moderate agreementPatientsSyncopeECG utilizationLogistic regression