COPD readmissions: addressing COPD in the era of value-based health care
T Shah, VG Press, M Huisingh-Scheetz, SR White - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Of those patients hospitalized for an exacerbation of COPD, one in five will require
rehospitalization within 30 days. Many developed countries are now implementing policies …
rehospitalization within 30 days. Many developed countries are now implementing policies …
Algorithms to identify COPD in health systems with and without access to ICD coding: a systematic review
H Gothe, S Rajsic, D Vukicevic, T Schoenfelder… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes significant morbidity
and mortality worldwide. Estimation of incidence, prevalence and disease burden through …
and mortality worldwide. Estimation of incidence, prevalence and disease burden through …
Validation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recording in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD-GOLD)
Objectives The optimal method of identifying people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) from electronic primary care records is not known. We assessed the …
disease (COPD) from electronic primary care records is not known. We assessed the …
Combining billing codes, clinical notes, and medications from electronic health records provides superior phenotyping performance
Objective To evaluate the phenotyping performance of three major electronic health record
(EHR) components: International Classification of Disease (ICD) diagnosis codes, primary …
(EHR) components: International Classification of Disease (ICD) diagnosis codes, primary …
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as a disease of early aging: Evidence from the EpiChron Cohort
Background Aging is an important risk factor for most chronic diseases. Patients with COPD
develop more comorbidities than non-COPD subjects. We hypothesized that the …
develop more comorbidities than non-COPD subjects. We hypothesized that the …
An internet-mediated pedometer-based program improves health-related quality-of-life domains and daily step counts in COPD
ML Moy, RJ Collins, CH Martinez, R Kadri, P Roman… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Low levels of physical activity (PA) are associated with poor outcomes in
people with COPD. Interventions to increase PA could improve outcomes. METHODS We …
people with COPD. Interventions to increase PA could improve outcomes. METHODS We …
A prospective study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the risk for mild cognitive impairment
Importance Previous studies suggest cross-sectional associations between a diagnosis of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) …
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) …
Hospital discharges, readmissions, and ED visits for COPD or bronchiectasis among US adults
ES Ford - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Numbers and rates of hospitalizations and ED visits by patients with COPD
are important metrics for surveillance purposes. The objective of this study was to examine …
are important metrics for surveillance purposes. The objective of this study was to examine …
Validity of incident opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnoses in administrative data: a chart verification study
Background An important strategy to address the opioid overdose epidemic involves
identifying people at elevated risk of overdose, particularly those with opioid use disorder …
identifying people at elevated risk of overdose, particularly those with opioid use disorder …
Characteristics and health-care utilization history of patients with bronchiectasis in US Medicare enrollees with prescription drug plans, 2006 to 2014
E Henkle, B Chan, JR Curtis, TR Aksamit, CL Daley… - Chest, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Bronchiectasis is an increasingly common chronic inflammatory airway
disease. There is an urgent need to understand the epidemiology of bronchiectasis in older …
disease. There is an urgent need to understand the epidemiology of bronchiectasis in older …