2024
Validating International Classification of Diseases Code (ICD) 10th Revision Algorithms for Accurate Identification of Pulmonary Embolism
Bikdeli B, Khairani C, Bejjani A, Lo Y, Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Jimenez J, Krishnathasan D, Zarghami M, Rashedi S, Jimenez D, Barco S, Secemsky E, Klok F, Hunsaker A, Aghayev A, Muriel A, Hussain M, Appah-Sampong A, Lu Y, Lin Z, Mojibian H, Aneja S, Khera R, Konstantinides S, Goldhaber S, Wang L, Zhou L, Monreal M, Piazza G, Krumholz H, Investigators P. Validating International Classification of Diseases Code (ICD) 10th Revision Algorithms for Accurate Identification of Pulmonary Embolism. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2024 PMID: 39505153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDischarge codesInternational ClassificationICD-10Yale New Haven Health SystemPositive predictive valueMass General Brigham hospitalsAccuracy of ICD-10ICD-10 codesPulmonary embolismHealth systemImage codingElectronic databasesF1 scorePre-specified protocolExcellent positive predictive valueIndependent physiciansHighest F1 scoreIdentification of pulmonary embolismAcute pulmonary embolismSecondary codePE codesScoresIdentified PERevised algorithm
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 ResearchConceptsElectronic 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 reportsAlgorithmQuantifying Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability in the Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Lu Y, Linderman G, Mahajan S, Liu Y, Huang C, Khera R, Mortazavi B, Spatz E, Krumholz H. Quantifying Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability in the Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009258. PMID: 36883456, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyBlood pressure valuesPatient characteristicsReal-world settingCohort studyPatient subgroupsYale New Haven Health SystemMean body mass indexSystolic blood pressure valuesBlood pressure visitHistory of hypertensionCoronary artery diseaseManagement of patientsMultivariable linear regression modelsBlood pressure readingsBody mass indexPatient-level measuresBlood pressure variationAbsolute standardized differencesNon-Hispanic whitesAntihypertensive medicationsReal-world practiceVisit variabilityArtery diseaseRegression modelsDeveloping an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records
Lu Y, Du C, Khidir H, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz E, Curry L, Krumholz H. Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009453. PMID: 36727515, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent hypertensionElectronic health recordsBlood pressureHealth recordsPharmacologic agentsPrescribed treatmentYale New Haven Health SystemTreatment planAdditional pharmacologic agentsAntihypertensive treatment intensificationConsecutive outpatient visitsElevated blood pressurePersistence of hypertensionElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEligible patientsTreatment intensificationChart reviewHispanic patientsOutpatient visitsMean agePharmacological treatmentConventional content analysisHypertensionClinician notes
2020
Leveraging the Electronic Health Records for Population Health: A Case Study of Patients With Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure
Lu Y, Huang C, Mahajan S, Schulz WL, Nasir K, Spatz ES, Krumholz HM. Leveraging the Electronic Health Records for Population Health: A Case Study of Patients With Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015033. PMID: 32200730, PMCID: PMC7428633, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureElevated blood pressureBlood pressureElectronic health recordsPopulation health surveillanceHealth recordsYale New Haven Health SystemHealth surveillanceHealth systemPatterns of patientsLarge health systemUsual careOutpatient encountersControl ratePatientsCare patternsPopulation healthMonthsHgSurveillancePrevalenceRecordsVisitsCare