2013
Agreement Between Electronic Medical Record-based and Self-administered Pain Numeric Rating Scale
Goulet JL, Brandt C, Crystal S, Fiellin DA, Gibert C, Gordon AJ, Kerns RD, Maisto S, Justice AC. Agreement Between Electronic Medical Record-based and Self-administered Pain Numeric Rating Scale. Medical Care 2013, 51: 245-250. PMID: 23222528, PMCID: PMC3572341, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318277f1ad.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumeric rating scaleElectronic medical recordsPain screeningMedical recordsPain numeric rating scaleRating ScaleModerate-severe painVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesPatients' electronic medical recordsMajor depressive disorderEMR dataQuality of careUnderestimation of painSample of veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care systemClinical characteristicsPatient characteristicsNRS scoresPain careDepressive disorderSurvey scoresPainLevel of agreementStress disorder
2008
Measuring Quality of Care in Syncope: Case Definition Affects Reported Electrocardiogram Use but Does Not Bias Reporting
Schuur JD, Justice A. Measuring Quality of Care in Syncope: Case Definition Affects Reported Electrocardiogram Use but Does Not Bias Reporting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 16: 40-49. PMID: 19145713, PMCID: PMC3157750, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00303.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9 codesCase definitionECG useEmergency departmentHospital characteristicsICD-9 diagnosis codesModerate agreementICD-9 diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionNational quality measuresQuality of careED portionPatient ageED patientsFemale patientsDischarge diagnosisDiagnosis codesSyncope patientsECG rateElectrocardiogram useOnly moderate agreementPatientsSyncopeECG utilizationLogistic regression