Search Results - "BECK, Cynthia A"

Exploring physician specialist response rates to web-based surveys by Cunningham, Ceara Tess, Quan, Hude, Hemmelgarn, Brenda, Noseworthy, Tom, Beck, Cynthia A, Dixon, Elijah, Samuel, Susan, Ghali, William A, Sykes, Lindsay L, Jetté, Nathalie

“…Survey research in healthcare is an important tool to collect information about healthcare delivery, service use and overall issues relating to quality of…”
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Validation of a case definition for depression in administrative data against primary chart data as a reference standard by Doktorchik, Chelsea, Patten, Scott, Eastwood, Cathy, Peng, Mingkai, Chen, Guanmin, Beck, Cynthia A, Jetté, Nathalie, Williamson, Tyler, Quan, Hude

“…Because the collection of mental health information through interviews is expensive and time consuming, interest in using population-based administrative…”
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Coding Algorithms for Defining Comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 Administrative Data by Quan, Hude, Sundararajan, Vijaya, Halfon, Patricia, Fong, Andrew, Burnand, Bernard, Luthi, Jean-Christophe, Saunders, L Duncan, Beck, Cynthia A., Feasby, Thomas E., Ghali, William A.

“…Objectives: Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system…”
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Strategies for improving physician documentation in the emergency department: a systematic review by Lorenzetti, Diane L, Quan, Hude, Lucyk, Kelsey, Cunningham, Ceara, Hennessy, Deirdre, Jiang, Jason, Beck, Cynthia A

“…Physician chart documentation can facilitate patient care decisions, reduce treatment errors, and inform health system planning and resource allocation…”
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Descriptive Epidemiology of Major Depression in Canada by Patten, Scott B, Wang, Jian Li, Williams, Jeanne VA, Currie, Shawn, Beck, Cynthia A, Maxwell, Colleen J, el-Guebaly, Nady

“…Objective: The Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-Being (CCHS 1.2) is the first national study to use a full version of the Composite…”
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Alcohol and drug use disorders among patients with myocardial infarction: associations with disparities in care and mortality by Beck, Cynthia A, Southern, Danielle A, Saitz, Richard, Knudtson, Merril L, Ghali, William A

“…Because alcohol and drug use disorders (SUDs) can influence quality of care, we compared patients with and without SUDs on frequency of catheterization,…”
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Do coder characteristics influence validity of ICD-10 hospital discharge data? by Hennessy, Deirdre A, Quan, Hude, Faris, Peter D, Beck, Cynthia A

“…Administrative data are widely used to study health systems and make important health policy decisions. Yet little is known about the influence of coder…”
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Systematic review and assessment of validated case definitions for depression in administrative data by Fiest, Kirsten M, Jette, Nathalie, Quan, Hude, St Germaine-Smith, Christine, Metcalfe, Amy, Patten, Scott B, Beck, Cynthia A

“…Administrative data are increasingly used to conduct research on depression and inform health services and health policy. Depression surveillance using…”
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Recommendations for optimal ICD codes to study neurologic conditions: A systematic review by ST. GERMAINE-SMITH, Christine, METCALFE, Amy, PRINGSHEIM, Tamara, ROBERTS, Jodie Irene, BECK, Cynthia A, HEMMELGARN, Brenda R, MCCHESNEY, Jane, QUAN, Hude, JETTE, Nathalie

“…Administrative health data are frequently used for large population-based studies. However, the validity of these data for identifying neurologic conditions is…”
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Validity of Canadian discharge abstract data for hypertension and diabetes from 2002 to 2013 by Jiang, Jason, MSc, Southern, Danielle, MSc, Quan, Hude, MD PhD, Beck, Cynthia A., MD MSc, James, Matthew, MD PhD, Lu, Mingshan, PhD

“…Abstract Background Surveillance using coded administrative health data has shown that the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Canada increased…”
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Location of residence associated with the likelihood of patient visit to the preoperative assessment clinic by Seidel, Judy E, Beck, Cynthia A, Pocobelli, Gaia, Lemaire, Jane B, Bugar, Jennifer M, Quan, Hude, Ghali, William A

“…Outpatient preoperative assessment clinics were developed to provide an efficient assessment of surgical patients prior to surgery, and have demonstrated…”
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Effect of physician specialist alternative payment plans on administrative health data in Calgary: a validation study by Cunningham, Ceara Tess, MA, Noseworthy, Tom, MD, Quan, Hude, MD, PhD, Jetté, Nathalie, MD, Li, Bing, MA, DeCoster, Carolyn, PhD, RN, Dhanoa, Ravneet Robyn, MN, Hemmelgarn, Brenda, MD, PhD, Dixon, Elijah, MD, Ghali, William A., MD, Beck, Cynthia A., MD, Samuel, Susan, MD, MSc

“…Abstract Background There are concerns that alternate payment plans for physicians may be associated with erosion of data quality, given that physicians are…”
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The relationship between body mass index and mental health: A population-based study of the effects of the definition of mental health by McLaren, Lindsay, Beck, Cynthia A., Patten, Scott B., Fick, Gordon H., Adair, Carol E.

“…Background The association between atypical body weight and mental health remains poorly understood. We examined the relationship between body mass index and…”
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Epidemiological associations between gambling behavior, substance use & mood and anxiety disorders by el-Guebaly, Nady, Patten, Scott B, Currie, Shawn, Williams, Jeanne V A, Beck, Cynthia A, Maxwell, Colleen J, Wang, Jian Li

“…To compare gambling behaviors in a random sample of community residents with and without mental disorders identified by the Composite International Diagnostic…”
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Long-Term Medical Conditions and Major Depression: Strength of Association for Specific Conditions in the General Population by Patten, Scott B, Beck, Cynthia A, Kassam, Aliya, Williams, Jeanne VA, Barbui, Corrado, Metz, Luanne M

“…Background: The prevalence of major depression (MD) in persons with nonpsychiatric medical conditions is an indicator of clinical need in those groups, an…”
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Regional variation of multiple sclerosis prevalence in Canada by Beck, Cynthia A, Metz, Luanne M, Svenson, Lawrence W, Patten, Scott B

“…Objective: To describe the regional distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence in Canada, controlling for age and sex. Methods: This study used data…”
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Comorbidity of Major Depression with Substance Use Disorders by Currie, Shawn R, Patten, Scott B, Williams, Jeanne VA, Wang, JianLi, Beck, Cynthia A, El-Guebaly, Nady, Maxwell, Colleen

“…Objectives: In the Canadian adult population, we aimed to 1) estimate the 12-month prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in persons with a diagnosis of…”
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Substantial Changes in Prescription Recommendations for Bipolar Disorder in Canada: 2002–2010 by Bulloch, Andrew GM, Bresee, Lauren C, Beck, Cynthia A, Patten, Scott B

“…Objectives: We examined trends in prescription recommendations for treatment of bipolar disorder (BD) in Canada during 2002–2010. Methods: Data collected by…”
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Psychotropic Medication Use in Canada by Beck, Cynthia A, Williams, Jeanne VA, Wang, Jian Li, Kassam, Aliya, El-Guebaly, Nady, Currie, Shawn R, Maxwell, Colleen J, Patten, Scott B

“…Background: Psychotropic medication use can be employed as an indicator of appropriate treatment for mental disorders. The Canadian Community Health Survey:…”
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Antidepressant utilization in Canada by BECK, Cynthia A, PATTEN, Scott B, WILLIAMS, Jeanne V. A, JIAN LI WANG, CURRIE, Shawn R, MAXWELL, Colleen J, EL-GUEBALY, Nadv

“…Antidepressant utilization can be used as an indicator of appropriate treatment for major depression. The objective of this study was to characterize…”
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