2001
Risk adjustment for older hospitalized persons A comparison of two methods of data collection for the Charlson index
van Doorn C, Bogardus S, Williams C, Concato J, Towle V, Inouye S. Risk adjustment for older hospitalized persons A comparison of two methods of data collection for the Charlson index. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: 694-701. PMID: 11438410, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00367-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9 dataCharlson indexMortality predictionComorbid conditionsOlder general medical patientsYale-New Haven HospitalRisk adjustmentOriginal Charlson indexSpecific comorbid conditionsGeneral medical patientsGeneral medicine wardsHospital admission dateCharlson scoreIndividual comorbiditiesConsecutive patientsMedicine wardsClinical evidenceMedical patientsAdmission dateChart-based dataMortality riskICD-9PatientsChart dataLow agreement
2000
Goals in Geriatric Assessment
Bradley E, Bogardus S, van Doorn C, Williams C, Cherlin E, Inouye S. Goals in Geriatric Assessment. The Gerontologist 2000, 40: 191-196. PMID: 10820921, DOI: 10.1093/geront/40.2.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient geriatric assessmentFamily caregiversGeriatric assessmentGoals of careHealth service utilizationPrimary family caregiversService utilizationIndividual patientsPatientsCase managersCaregiversCareOutcomesFuture evaluationCommon categoriesEvaluative studyReferralConsecutive setsPhysicians