Identifying veterans with acute strokes with high-specificity ICD-9 algorithm with VA automated records and Medicare claims data: A more complete picture

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 665-674

  Ried, L Douglas ^a,b,c   Cameon, Randi ^a   Jia, Huangang ^a   Findley, Kimberly ^a   Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna ^a   Wang, Xinping ^a   Tueth, Michael J ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity; Cerebrovascular disease; Dual users; High sensitivity algorithm; High specificity algorithm; ICD 9 codes; Medicare; Rehabilitation; Selection criteria; Stroke; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ACUITY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DUAL USERS; HIGH-SENSITIVITY ALGORITHM; HIGH-SPECIFICITY ALGORITHM; ICD-9 CODES; MEDICARE; REHABILITATION; SELECTION CRITERIA; STROKE; VETERANS;

AUTOMATION; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ALGORITHMS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NETWORK LEARNING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; VETERAN; ALGORITHM; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 65849266180     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.02.0033     Document Type: Article

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