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Case Definition for Diagnosed Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in Medicare.

Kan Z GianattasioJason WachsmuthRyan MurphyAlex HartzmanJaleh MontazerErin CutroneoJohn WittenbornMelinda C PowerDavid B Rein
Published in: JAMA network open (2024)
This cross-sectional study of 2019 Medicare beneficiaries identified more than 5.4 million Medicare beneficiaries with evidence of at least likely ADRD in 2019 using the diagnostic case definition. Pending validation against clinical and other methods of ascertainment, this approach can be adopted provisionally for national surveillance.
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