Detection Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care for the United States Medicare Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing evidence points to substantial gaps in detecting mild cognitive impairment in primary care but is based on limited or self-reported data. The recent emergence of disease-modifying treatments for the Alzheimer's disease, the most common etiology of mild cognitive impairment, calls for a systematic assessment of detection rates in primary care.

Objectives

The current study aims to examine detection rates for mild cognitive impairment among primary care clinicians and practices in the United States using Medicare claims and encounter data.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

Medicare administrative data.

Participants

The study sample includes a total of 226,756 primary care clinicians and 54,597 practices that had at least 25 patients ag

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10995024 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature