2020
Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Torgersen J, Kallan MJ, Carbonari DM, Park LS, Mehta RL, D'Addeo K, Tate JP, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Bräu N, Brown ST, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Lo Re V. Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 85: 530-534. PMID: 33185999, PMCID: PMC8353543, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSetting of HCCFIB-4Receiver-operating characteristic curveHepatocellular carcinomaHCC diagnosisPredictive valueVeterans Aging Cohort StudyEvidence of cirrhosisSetting of HIVAbsence of cirrhosisFIB-4 scoreFibrosis-4 indexIncident hepatocellular carcinomaMedical record reviewPrevalence of cirrhosisAging Cohort StudyCross-sectional studyCharacteristic curveNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueCirrhosis statusCohort studyMechanisms of carcinogenesisRecord reviewPlatelet count
2018
Provider verification of electronic health record receipt and nonreceipt of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection
Rentsch CT, Cartwright EJ, Gandhi NR, Brown ST, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Goetz MB, Marconi VC, Gibert CL, Re VL, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Tate JP. Provider verification of electronic health record receipt and nonreceipt of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. Annals Of Epidemiology 2018, 28: 808-811. PMID: 30195616, PMCID: PMC6318448, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionCorporate Data WarehouseChronic HCV infectionC virus infectionPositive predictive valuePredictive valueHCV infectionHCV treatmentVirus infectionVeterans Health Administration Corporate Data WarehouseChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionStudy periodModern treatment eraRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataPharmacy fill recordsHealth record dataNegative predictive valueElectronic health recordsAntiviral regimenHCV therapyTreatment eraChart reviewCohort studyAntiviral treatment
2010
The need for validation of large administrative databases: Veterans Health Administration ICD-9CM coding of exudative age-related macular degeneration and ranibizumab usage
Latkany P, Duggal M, Goulet J, Paek H, Rambo M, Palmisano P, Levin W, Erdos J, Justice A, Brandt C. The need for validation of large administrative databases: Veterans Health Administration ICD-9CM coding of exudative age-related macular degeneration and ranibizumab usage. Journal Of Ocular Biology, Diseases, And Informatics 2010, 3: 30-34. PMID: 21139706, PMCID: PMC2956455, DOI: 10.1007/s12177-010-9052-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExudative age-related macular degenerationAge-related macular degenerationExcellent positive predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueMacular degenerationLarge electronic medical record systemsClinical Modification codingLarge administrative databaseNegative predictive valueElectronic medical record systemVA ConnecticutMedical record systemChart reviewNinth RevisionOphthalmology clinicAdministrative databasesClinical informationInternational ClassificationDistinct patientsTherapy policyRanibizumabPatientsRecord systemDegeneration