Multisite validation of a simple electronic health record algorithm for identifying diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.

Study Objectives: We examined the performance of a simple algorithm to accurately distinguish cases of diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and noncases using the electronic health record (EHR) across six health systems in the United States.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of EHR data was performed. The algorithm defined cases as individuals with ≥ 2 instances of specific International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 and/or ICD-10 diagnostic codes (327.

Blunt head trauma in children in a community health care setting: outcomes and variables associated with the use of computed tomography.

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) in children presenting to a community hospital setting and identified factors associated with computed tomography (CT) use.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of consecutive children presenting with blunt head trauma to a community emergency department or clinic over 12 months. Logistic regression models were used to compare differences in characteristics between patients who received and did not receive CT scans.

Fidelity issues in secondhand smoking interventions for children.

This paper reviews methodological and theoretical fidelity of secondhand smoking (SHS) intervention studies (n = 29) that target protection of children in their home. In 2005, interventions were evaluated in terms of treatment fidelity according to guidelines provided by Borrelli et al. of the National Institutes of Health Behavior Change Consortium.