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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Substance Abuse | Concise Research Reports

Validation of Administrative Measures of Social and Behavioral Risk in Veterans Affairs Medical Records

Authors: Charlie M. Wray, DO, MS, Marzieh Vali, MS, Ann Abraham, BS, Alysandra Zhang, BS, Louise C. Walter, MD, Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 6/2019

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A growing body of research indicates that social and behavioral risk factors, such as social isolation and marginal housing, influence health outcomes.1 Unfortunately, obtaining such risk factors from administrative records remains a challenge.2 We assessed the fidelity of administrative coding of six social and behavioral risk factors (lives alone, marginal housing, alcohol and drug abuse, use of substance abuse services, and violence) through chart validation of hospitalized patients within the Veterans Health Administration (VA). …
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Title
Validation of Administrative Measures of Social and Behavioral Risk in Veterans Affairs Medical Records
Authors
Charlie M. Wray, DO, MS
Marzieh Vali, MS
Ann Abraham, BS
Alysandra Zhang, BS
Louise C. Walter, MD
Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4792-0

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