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Jeff M Slezak

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Validation of ICD‐10 Diagnosis Codes for Identification of Acute Myocardial Infarction From a US Integrated Healthcare System

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By Jeff M Slezak, Katia J Bruxvoort, Lina S. Sy, Bradley K. Ackerson
| Wiley Online Library Verified
Little work has been done to validate the accuracy of ICD-10 coding of acute myocardial infarction. Our study found that 80.2% of hospitalized encounters coded as AMI were true AMI events. Encounters with AMI coded as the principal discharge diagnosis were more likely to be true events, at 86.8%. Encounters coded not as the principal discharge diagnosis were less likely to be true AMI, with 55.8% confirmed.
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Baseline Psychosocial, Environmental, Health, and Behavioral Correlates of 1- and 3-Year Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

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By Ming Ji, Sonya Negriff, Jeff M Slezak, Brianna Taylor
| Texas Medical Center
PURPOSE: Weight loss surgery is an effective, long-term treatment for severe obesity but individual response to surgery varies widely. The purpose of this study was to test a comprehensive theoretical model of factors that may be correlated with the greatest surgical weight loss at 1-3 years following surgery. Such a model would help determine what predictive factors to measure when patients are preparing for surgery that may ensure the best weight outcomes.
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Estimated Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 XBB Vaccine Against COVID-19

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By Sara Y. Tartof, Jeff M Slezak, Timothy B. Frankland, Laura Puzniak
| JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) Verified
Key Points Question Does receiving the BNT162b2 XBB vaccine offer additional protection against COVID-19 hospital admissions and ambulatory visits for US adults compared with not receiving a BNT162b2 XBB vaccine of any kind, and do older versions of the COVID-19 vaccine still provide any protection compared with being unvaccinated?
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