Development and Validation of eRADAR: A Tool Using EHR Data to Detect Unrecognized Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Early recognition of dementia would allow patients and their families to receive care earlier in the disease process, potentially improving care management and patient outcomes, yet nearly half of patients with dementia are undiagnosed. Our aim was to develop and validate an electronic health record (EHR)-based tool to help detect patients with unrecognized dementia (EHR Risk of Alzheimer's and Dementia Assessment Rule [eRADAR]).

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Kaiser Permanente Washington (KPWA), an integrated healthcare delivery system.

Participants

A total of 16 665 visits among 4330 participants in the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study, who undergo a comprehensive process to detect and diagnose dementia every 2 years and have linked

SUBMITTER: Barnes DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7094818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature