Validation of Parkinson's Disease Ascertainment in the Veterans Administration Electronic Medical Record
These results highlight the limitations of EMR-based PD ascertainment. Researchers can maximize accuracy by considering provider specialty, coding frequency, pharmacy data, and exclusionary diagnoses, but some degree of record review is required to ensure high accuracy. Higher miscoding among Black veterans warrants further study. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
Authors
- Beverly González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-5789)
- Ethan Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9744-8562)
- Samuel M. Goldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3039-9927)
- Frances M. Weaver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-4649)
- Kevin T. Stroupe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9735-4929)
- Lishan Cao
- Caroline M. Tanner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3775-5082)
- Kalea Colletta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0396-4481)
- Shamil Jugnundan
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (US)
- Canandaigua VA Medical Center (US)
- San Francisco VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Disorders
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.30075
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.69
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Health Services Research and Development
- National Institutes of Health
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Clinical Science Research and Development
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry