Identifying Axial Spondyloarthritis in Electronic Medical Records of US Veterans.

Objective: Large database research in axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) is limited by a lack of methods for identifying most types of axial SpA. Our objective was to develop methods for identifying axial SpA concepts in the free text of documents from electronic medical records.

Methods: Veterans with documents in the national Veterans Health Administration Corporate Data Warehouse between January 1, 2005 and June 30, 2015 were included.

Completeness, accuracy, and presentation of information on interactions between prescription drugs and alternative medicines: an internet review.

Background: As the use of the Internet continues to increase across all age groups and education levels, with usage in the US around 78%, consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet for health related information.

Objective: To assess the completeness, accuracy, and consumer friendliness of information on the Internet pertaining to drug-Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) interactions with cardiac drugs.

Methods: A review of online information was performed across three search engines and ten drug-CAM pairs.