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Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative
Smolderen K, Romain G, Scierka L, Cleman J, Rahman M, Siddiqui W, Lau F, Mao J, Akhlaghi N, Higaki A, Fowler X, Carroll M, Telma K, Alvermann T, Baribeau V, Goodney P, Mena-Hurtado C. Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 622-631. PMID: 38479964, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record reviewAmputation dataPeripheral arterial diseaseInterrater reliabilityVQI registryAcademic health systemTrained data collectorsNational quality registryInter-rater reliabilityEvaluate interrater reliabilityNational reporting systemHealth recordsQuality registryHealth systemCurrent Procedural Terminology codesInter-raterVascular Quality Initiative registryVascular Quality InitiativeProcedural Terminology codesNational Vascular Quality InitiativeRegistryQuality InitiativeAmputationSpearman's r
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Combining electronic health records data from a clinical research network with registry data to examine long-term outcomes of interventions and devices: an observational cohort study
Mao J, Matheny M, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sedrakyan A, Goodney P. Combining electronic health records data from a clinical research network with registry data to examine long-term outcomes of interventions and devices: an observational cohort study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085806. PMID: 39327057, PMCID: PMC11429269, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record dataClinical Research NetworkAmputation-free survivalPeripheral vascular interventionsResearch NetworkINSIGHT Clinical Research NetworkNew York CityHealth record dataIncreased riskLong-term outcomes of interventionsSecondary outcome measuresOutcomes of interventionsIncreased risk of deathYork CityRisk of deathObservational cohort studyHealth recordsRegistry dataClinical registryVascular Quality Initiative registryCohort studyOutcome assessmentRecord dataLong-term outcomes