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A Systematic Review of Validated Methods for Identifying Cerebrovascular Accident or Transient Ischemic Attack using Administrative Data

Basic Details
Date
Type
Publication
Health Outcome(s)
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Description

This article describes a systematic review of the validity of algorithms for identifying cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) using administrative and claims data.

Materials

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 21, Issue Supplement S1, January 2012, Pages 100-128, DOI: 10.1002/pds.2312

Related Assessment(s)
HOI Literature Review - CVA/TIA
PDS Supplement: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Mini-Sentinel Program
Author(s)

Susan Andrade ScD; Leslie Harrold MD, MPH; Jennifer Tjia MD, MSCE; Sarah Cutrona MD; Jane Saczynski PhD; Katherine S. Dodd; Robert Goldberg PhD; Jerry Gurwitz MD; Meyers Primary Care Institute and University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Corresponding Author

S. E. Andrade, Meyers Primary Care Institute, 630 Plantation St. Worcester, MA 01605, USA. E-mail: sandrade@meyersprimary.org