2023
Implementer report: ICD-10 code F44.5 review for functional seizure disorder
Ali S, Bornovski Y, Gopaul M, Galluzzo D, Goulet J, Argraves S, Jackson-Shaheed E, Cheung K, Brandt C, Altalib H. Implementer report: ICD-10 code F44.5 review for functional seizure disorder. BMJ Health & Care Informatics 2023, 30: e100746. PMID: 37730251, PMCID: PMC10514602, DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2023-100746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valueSeizure disorderICD-10Single ICD codeEHR problem listElectronic health recordsChart reviewDiagnostic codesInternational ClassificationDiagnostic codingPredictive valueICD codesProblem listDiagnostic precisionHealth recordsDisordersNatural language processing algorithmEHR systemsLanguage processing algorithmReviewCliniciansDiseaseVariation in firearm screening and access by LGBT status
Goulet J, Warren A, Workman T, Skanderson M, Farmer M, Gordon K, Abel E, Akgün K, Bean‐Mayberry B, Zeng‐Treitler Q, Haderlein T, Haskell S, Bastian L, Womack J, Post L, Hwang U, Brandt C. Variation in firearm screening and access by LGBT status. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 420-423. PMID: 36661348, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of emergency department visits prior to dementia or cognitive impairment diagnosis: An opportunity for dementia detection?
Seidenfeld J, Runels T, Goulet J, Augustine M, Brandt C, Hastings S, Hung W, Ragsdale L, Sullivan J, Zhu C, Hwang U. Patterns of emergency department visits prior to dementia or cognitive impairment diagnosis: An opportunity for dementia detection? Academic Emergency Medicine 2023 PMID: 37935451, PMCID: PMC11074234, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort
Gordon K, Buta E, Pratt-Chapman M, Brandt C, Gueorguieva R, Warren A, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Goulet J. Relationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort. Journal Of Pain Research 2023, 16: 4037-4047. PMID: 38054108, PMCID: PMC10695019, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s432967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetrospective cross-sectional cohortCross-sectional cohortPersistent painSelf-reported pain scoresVeterans Health AdministrationRobust Poisson modelsCorporate Data WarehouseLGBT veteransPain screeningPain scoresClinic visitsPain assessmentPainAdjusted modelHealth AdministrationGreater painMental healthSubstance useCohortYear of entryBlack veteransHealthcare systemVeteransSignificant differencesAdministrative dataCervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention?
Domenicano I, Combellick J, Warren A, Kyriakides T, Brandt C, Haskell S, Goulet J. Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention? Military Behavioral Health 2023, 11: 226-235. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2023.2246884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health conditionsWomen veteransMilitary sexual traumaCervical cancerCancer screeningCervical cancer screening ratesHealth conditionsVHA medical centersCancer screening ratesCervical cancer preventionCervical cancer screeningMultivariable logistic regressionPrimary care providersSexual traumaDiagnosis of PTSDPTSD disordersPatient characteristicsScreening ratesOutpatient careCancer preventionMultivariable modelMedical CenterCare providersWomen's healthCurrent studyIdentifying suicide documentation in clinical notes through zero‐shot learning
Workman T, Goulet J, Brandt C, Warren A, Eleazer J, Skanderson M, Lindemann L, Blosnich J, O'Leary J, Zeng‐Treitler Q. Identifying suicide documentation in clinical notes through zero‐shot learning. Health Science Reports 2023, 6: e1526. PMID: 37706016, PMCID: PMC10495736, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchZero-shot learningDeep neural networksTraining dataNeural networkZero-shot learning modelData sparsity issueIdentical training dataTrue positive instancesClinical notesDeep learningDocument contentSparsity issueManual annotationTarget labelsLearning modelSemantic spaceTraining samplesPositive instancesWord featuresTraining casesBaseline modelAuxiliary informationTerms of areaLearningProbability thresholdOpioid use and opioid use disorder in mono and dual-system users of veteran affairs medical centers
Goulet J, Cheng Y, Becker W, Brandt C, Sandbrink F, Workman T, Ma P, Libin A, Shara N, Spevak C, Kupersmith J, Zeng-Treitler Q. Opioid use and opioid use disorder in mono and dual-system users of veteran affairs medical centers. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1148189. PMID: 37124766, PMCID: PMC10141670, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1148189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderNew opioid prescriptionsOpioid prescriptionsOUD diagnosisVA careUse disordersPrevalence of OUDVeterans Affairs Medical CenterGuideline-concordant careRetrospective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionNon-VA sourcesVeterans Administration dataCommunity care servicesPrescription sourceUS healthcare systemOpioid medicationsOpioid useCohort studyConcordant careActive patientsVA cliniciansIntra-class correlationMedical CenterWhite raceComplementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis
Han L, Luther S, Finch D, Dobscha S, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Fodeh S, Hahm B, Bouayad L, Lee A, Goulet J, Brandt C, Kerns R. Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2023, 29: 420-429. PMID: 36971840, PMCID: PMC10280173, DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain care qualityPrimary care settingCIH exposureIntegrative health approachesCare settingsPropensity scorePain managementCIH approachesPCQ scoresPrimary care clinic visitsHealth approachCare qualityInternational clinical guidelinesChronic pain managementPrimary care capacityDeclaration of AstanaVHA initiativesClinic visitsMusculoskeletal painBenefits patientsMassage therapyClinical guidelinesExposure groupCare capacityMusculoskeletal disorders
2024
Guideline concordant opioid therapy in Veterans receiving VA and community care
Ma P, Cheng Y, Goulet J, Sandbrink F, Brandt C, Spevak C, Kean J, Becker W, Libin A, Shara N, Sheriff H, Houston J, Butler J, Workman E, Agrawal R, Kupersmith J, Zeng-Treitler Q. Guideline concordant opioid therapy in Veterans receiving VA and community care. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 1284. PMID: 39456008, PMCID: PMC11515256, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11742-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-system usersGuideline concordant careConcordant careVA servicesCommunity careElectronic health record dataHealth record dataRates of guideline concordanceVA Medical CenterOpioid therapyAdherence to specific guidelinesBaltimore VA Medical CenterGuideline adherenceGuideline concordanceAdherence ratesGuideline recommendationsRecord dataCareDemographic factorsMedical CenterVeteransComorbid conditionsOpioid crisisUrine drug screensSpecific guidelinesImpact of complementary health approaches on opioid prescriptions among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders – A retrospective cohort study
Han L, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Redd D, Brandt C, Zeng-Treitler Q. Impact of complementary health approaches on opioid prescriptions among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders – A retrospective cohort study. Journal Of Pain 2024, 26: 104695. PMID: 39384145, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrative health approachesHealth approachOpioid prescriptionsMusculoskeletal disordersAdministration electronic health recordComplementary health approachesPrimary care visitsElectronic health recordsPharmacy dispensing recordsCIH approachesCare visitsDispensed opioid prescriptionsHealth recordsRetrospective cohort studyDispensing recordsPatient's painAnalytic sampleIndex diagnosisExposure groupCohort studyVeteransOpioid initiationQuasi-experimental investigationCIHPrescriptionIntimate Partner Violence Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Veterans
Warren A, Relyea M, Gross G, Eleazer J, Goulet J, Brandt C, Haskell S, Portnoy G. Intimate Partner Violence Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Veterans. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 621-625. PMID: 37602982, PMCID: PMC10879444, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Mortality: An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Analysis
Yin Y, Workman T, Blosnich J, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Shao Y, Goulet J, Zeng-Treitler Q. Sexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Mortality: An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Analysis. International Journal Of Public Health 2024, 69: 1606855. PMID: 38770181, PMCID: PMC11103011, DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGBT statusSuicide death riskLGBT patientsLGBTCrude suicide mortality rateSuicide mortality ratesDeath riskProtective factorsAssociated with reduced riskTransgenderCase-control studyVeteransOlder veteransUS veteransHealthcare systemSuicideSuicide riskStatusReligionRisk factorsDeath risk factorsHigh riskLow riskMortality rate
2022
Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Documentation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Keywords in Clinical Notes
Workman T, Goulet J, Brandt C, Lindemann L, Skanderson M, Warren A, Eleazer J, Kronk C, Gordon K, Pratt-Chapman M, Zeng-Treitler Q. Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Documentation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Keywords in Clinical Notes. Medical Care 2022, 61: 130-136. PMID: 36511399, PMCID: PMC9931630, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Complexity of Sex-Based Cancer Screenings for Veterans with Gender-Related Diagnoses in VA Care
Warren A, Brandt C, Bastian L, Zeng Q, Black A, Goulet J. The Complexity of Sex-Based Cancer Screenings for Veterans with Gender-Related Diagnoses in VA Care. Annals Of LGBTQ Public And Population Health 2022, 3: 135-141. DOI: 10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsVeterans Health AdministrationNational electronic health recordCervical cancerCancer screeningVA careProstate cancer screeningPSA testingDiagnostic codesVA facilitiesMale veteransHealth AdministrationSex-specific careFemale veteransCancer screenDiagnosisCareHealth recordsVeteransSexCancerOriginal sex
2020
A Prototype Application to Identify LGBT Patients in Clinical Notes
Workman T, Goulet J, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Wang R, Warren A, Eleazer J, Gordon K, Zeng-Treitler Q. A Prototype Application to Identify LGBT Patients in Clinical Notes. 2020, 00: 4270-4275. DOI: 10.1109/bigdata50022.2020.9378109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health record notesPrototype applicationLGBT patientsRule-based patternLarge data sourcesBinary classification taskRecord notesData scientistsMachine learningClassification taskPositive predictive valueData researchData sourcesTest setClinical relevancePredictive valueHealthcare providersPatientsClinical notesHealth disparitiesLittle workDisproportional burdenApplicationsTaskLearning
2019
Explainable Deep Learning Applied to Understanding Opioid Use Disorder and Its Risk Factors
Workman T, Shao Y, Kupersmith J, Sandbrink F, Goulet J, Shaar N, Spevak C, Brandt C, Blackman M, Zeng-Treitler Q. Explainable Deep Learning Applied to Understanding Opioid Use Disorder and Its Risk Factors. 2019, 00: 4883-4888. DOI: 10.1109/bigdata47090.2019.9006297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEXPLAINING AI MODELS FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH: VALIDATION THROUGH MODEL COMPARISON AND DATA SIMULATION
Zeng-Treitler Q, Shao Y, Redd D, Goulet J, Brandt C, Bray B. EXPLAINING AI MODELS FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH: VALIDATION THROUGH MODEL COMPARISON AND DATA SIMULATION. 2019, 27-34. DOI: 10.33965/eh2019_201910l004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Effective is Standard Mental Health Treatment for the Prevention of PNES: a Preliminary Study? (S3.004)
Galluzzo D, Argraves S, Shaheed E, Goulet J, Brandt C, Pugh M, Altalib H. How Effective is Standard Mental Health Treatment for the Prevention of PNES: a Preliminary Study? (S3.004). Neurology 2019, 92 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.92.15_supplement.s3.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Suicide Risk on Twitter
Fodeh S, Boudreaux E, Wang R, Silva D, Bossarte R, Goulet J, Brandt C, Altalib H. Suicide Risk on Twitter. International Journal Of Applied Research In Bioinformatics 2018, 8: 1-17. DOI: 10.4018/ijkdb.2018070101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreliminary Report of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizure Diagnosis Among Veterans From 2004–2014 (P6.275)
Khan A, Proops N, Flaherty J, Fenton B, Pugh M, Cheung K, Goulet J, Brandt C, Altalib H. Preliminary Report of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizure Diagnosis Among Veterans From 2004–2014 (P6.275). Neurology 2018, 90 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.90.15_supplement.p6.275.Peer-Reviewed Original Research