2024
Evaluating the concordance between International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code and stroke severity as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
Taha M, Habib M, Lomachinsky V, Hadar P, Newhouse J, Schwamm L, Blacker D, Moura L. Evaluating the concordance between International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code and stroke severity as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. BMJ Neurology Open 2024, 6: e000831. PMID: 39363950, PMCID: PMC11448239, DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPaul Coverdell National Acute Stroke ProgramNational Institutes of Health Stroke ScaleInternational Classification of DiseasesClassification of DiseasesHealth Stroke ScaleInternational ClassificationICD-10Acute ischaemic strokeStroke severityICD-10 diagnosis codesStroke ScaleNIHSS scoreMeasures of stroke severityMedicare claims dataIntraclass correlation coefficientNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreNational InstituteMedicaid Services guidelinesService guidelinesStroke programClinical registryDiagnosis codesClaims dataSampled patientsExpert clinical evaluation
2021
Linking the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program to commercial claims to establish a framework for real-world longitudinal stroke research
Patorno E, Schneeweiss S, George M, Tong X, Franklin J, Pawar A, Mogun H, Moura L, Schwamm L. Linking the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program to commercial claims to establish a framework for real-world longitudinal stroke research. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2021, 7: 114-123. PMID: 34750282, PMCID: PMC9067267, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaul Coverdell National Acute Stroke ProgramAcute Stroke ProgramClaims dataStroke ProgramStroke severityMedication useMedical historyReal-world patientsCare of patientsCommercial claims dataLongitudinal claims dataMedication utilisationStroke hospitalisationsStroke admissionsMost patientsCommercial ClaimsInpatient dataStroke researchDischarge usePatientsHigh quality linkageUnlinked patientsLab valuesStroke
2017
Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization
Schwartz J, Wang Y, Qin L, Schwamm LH, Fonarow GC, Cormier N, Dorsey K, McNamara RL, Suter LG, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization. Stroke 2017, 48: 3101-3107. PMID: 28954922, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.017960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesElectronic health record dataHealth record dataStroke severityClaims dataMortality rateAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationHealth Stroke Scale scoreRisk variablesMedicaid ServicesRisk adjustmentMedian risk-standardized mortality rateGuidelines-Stroke registryLow-mortality hospitalsStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeAmerican Stroke AssociationOdds of mortalityMortality measuresRecord dataIschemic stroke hospitalizationsHigh-mortality hospitalsService claims dataRisk-adjustment variablesHospital admission