Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration.
Shelli L FederNancy S RedekerSangchoon JeonDena Schulman-GreenJulie A WomackJanet P TateRoger J BedimoMatthew J BudoffAdeel A ButtKristina CrothersKathleen M AkgünPublished in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2017)
The ICD-9 code V66.7 identifies specialist palliative care for hospitalized patients with HF in the VHA. Replication of findings in other data sources and populations is needed.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- advanced cancer
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- drinking water
- genome wide
- acute heart failure
- electronic health record
- left ventricular
- machine learning
- atrial fibrillation
- dna methylation
- climate change
- health promotion