2023
Validation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs
Feder S, Zhan Y, Abel E, Smith D, Ersek M, Fried T, Redeker N, Akgün K. Validation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 66: e475-e483. PMID: 37364737, PMCID: PMC10527602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlgorithmsDatabases, FactualElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMalePalliative CareVeteransConceptsSpecialist palliative careInpatient encountersCurrent Procedural TerminologyPalliative careICD-9/ICDICD-9/10 codesCohort of peopleVeterans Affairs facilitiesStop codeNegative predictive valueElectronic health recordsChart reviewHeart failureAdministrative databasesSpecific clinicPredictive valueICD codesProcedural TerminologyVeterans AffairsOutpatientsHealth recordsAdministrative dataReference standardCareConsultation
2017
Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration
Feder SL, Redeker NS, Jeon S, Schulman-Green D, Womack JA, Tate JP, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crothers K, Akgün KM. Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2017, 35: 959-965. PMID: 29254358, PMCID: PMC7491538, DOI: 10.1177/1049909117747519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationSpecialist palliative carePalliative care consultationHeart failurePalliative careCare consultationsHealth AdministrationElectronic health record reviewICD-9 diagnostic codesIntensive care unit admissionSpecialist palliative care consultationUnmet palliative care needsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCare unit admissionHealth record reviewPalliative care needsPalliative care servicesAging Cohort StudyGoals of careNinth Revision codesICD-9 codesYear of hospitalizationSite of careNegative predictive valueUnit admissionData Quality in Electronic Health Records Research: Quality Domains and Assessment Methods
Feder SL. Data Quality in Electronic Health Records Research: Quality Domains and Assessment Methods. Western Journal Of Nursing Research 2017, 40: 753-766. PMID: 28322657, DOI: 10.1177/0193945916689084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsData AccuracyElectronic Health RecordsHumansProgram EvaluationQuality of Health CareStochastic ProcessesConceptsElectronic health recordsEHR dataData qualityElectronic health record researchData abstraction methodsEHR researchAbstraction methodEHR databaseData accuracyData rulesHealth recordsRecord researchData validationNonclinical purposesQuality domainsCommon domainStatistical measuresManual chart reviewQuality dataDomainVerificationData comparisonTimelinessImplementationDesign