2020
Identifying Multisite Chronic Pain with Electronic Health Records Data
Von Korff M, DeBar LL, Deyo RA, Mayhew M, Kerns RD, Goulet JL, Brandt C. Identifying Multisite Chronic Pain with Electronic Health Records Data. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 3387-3392. PMID: 32918481, PMCID: PMC7770230, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisite chronic painElectronic health care dataChronic painChronic pain impactElectronic health recordsHealth care dataCare dataPain impactHealth recordsLong-term opioid useCommon chronic pain conditionsPain-related disabilityChronic pain conditionsKaiser Permanente NorthwestElectronic health record dataHealth record dataPositive predictive valueOpioid usePain severityPain conditionsDepressive symptomsPainPredictive valueEpidemiological researchRecord data
2018
Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Chui PW, Bastian LA, DeRycke E, Brandt CA, Becker WC, Goulet JL. Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Health Services Research 2018, 53: 5402-5418. PMID: 30298672, PMCID: PMC6235820, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid prescriptionsHigh-risk opioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisMSD cohortOpioid therapyClinical characteristicsOpioid useVHA dataRetrospective analysisHealth AdministrationNational MedicareDisorder cohortDual useLogistic regressionDisorder diagnosisMedicareMedicare benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociation