2023
Validation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs
Feder S, Zhan Y, Abel E, Smith D, Ersek M, Fried T, Redeker N, Akgün K. Validation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 66: e475-e483. PMID: 37364737, PMCID: PMC10527602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist palliative careInpatient encountersCurrent Procedural TerminologyPalliative careICD-9/ICDICD-9/10 codesCohort of peopleVeterans Affairs facilitiesStop codeNegative predictive valueElectronic health recordsChart reviewHeart failureAdministrative databasesSpecific clinicPredictive valueICD codesProcedural TerminologyVeterans AffairsOutpatientsHealth recordsAdministrative dataReference standardCareConsultation
2020
Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection
Hanberg JS, Akgün K, Hsieh E, Fraenkel L, Justice A. Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: ofaa441. PMID: 33123611, PMCID: PMC7576681, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyIncident sarcoidosisCD4 countCohort studyMedian CD4 countPresentation of sarcoidosisHIV-negative controlsAging Cohort StudyDiagnosis of sarcoidosisDevelopment of sarcoidosisHIV-1 RNAProspective observational analysisTreatment of sarcoidosisLongitudinal cohort studyIncidence of sarcoidosisRisk of sarcoidosisOral glucocorticoidsUninfected veteransUnsuppressed viremiaChart reviewOrgan involvementHIV infectionPersistent viremiaViral loadCase report