To determine the accuracy of diagnostic coding of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, the case notes of 166 admissions to four hospitals were reviewed. These consisted of all admissions that had been coded as "idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis" (ICD code 516.3: 97 admissions) or as "postinflammatory pulmonary fibrosis" (ICD code 515.9: 69 admissions). Of 88 available records of admissions coded as ...

BACKGROUND Hospital discharge data on injuries constitute a potentially powerful data source for epidemiologic studies. However, reliable identification of incident injury admissions is necessary. The objective of this study was to develop a prediction model for identifying incident hospital admissions, based on variables derived from a hospital discharge register. METHODS There were 743,022 ...

BACKGROUND There is limited evidence for the impacts of meteorological changes on asthma hospital admissions in adults in Shanghai, China. OBJECTIVES To quantitatively evaluate the short-term effects of daily mean temperature on asthma hospital admissions. METHODS Daily hospital admissions for asthma and daily mean temperatures between January 2005 and December 2012 were analyzed. After con...

Banning a¢rmative action from college admissions decisions cannot prevent an admissions o¢ce that cares about diversity from achieving it through channels other than the explicit consideration of race. We construct a model of college admissions where candidates from two groups with di¤erent average quali...cations compete for a ...xed number of seats. When an admissions o¢ce that cares both abo...

OBJECTIVES To examine hospital admissions for a range of diagnoses on days surrounding England's 1998 World Cup football matches. DESIGN Analysis of hospital admissions obtained from English hospital episode statistics. SETTING England. PARTICIPANTS Population aged 15-64 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Ratio of number of admissions for acute myocardial infarction, stroke, deliberate self h...

BACKGROUND Seasonal variations in asthma are widely recognised. This study was undertaken to investigate the relative differences in seasonal patterns by age as they impact on episodes of care in general practice, hospital admissions, and deaths. METHODS General practice episode data from the Weekly Returns Service of the Royal College of General Practitioners, hospital admissions for asthma ...

BACKGROUND In the UK, the 2009/10 winter was characterised by sustained low temperatures; grit stocks became depleted and surfaces left untreated. We describe the relationship between temperature and emergency hospital admissions for falls on snow and ice in England, identify the age and gender of those most likely to be admitted, and estimate the inpatient costs of these admissions during the ...

Drawing on the interconnection of workforce diversity and oral health access, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is leading a novel approach to improve student body diversity in U.S. dental schools through an admissions committee development program. With funding provided by the Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program and the Robert Wood Johnso...

INTRODUCTION The accurate identification of acute stroke cases is an essential requirement of hospital-based stroke registries. We determined the accuracy of acute stroke diagnoses in Michigan hospitals participating in a prototype of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry. METHODS From May through November 2002, registry teams (ie, nurse and physician) from 15 Michigan hospitals p...

The combined effects of carbon monoxide and low temperature on daily variation in hospital admissions for congestive heart failure (CHF) were examined for a 4-year period in Chicago, Illinois. Medicare hospital admissions for CHF were analyzed as a function of the maximum hourly temperature, maximum hourly levels of carbon monoxide (CO), and other criteria pollutants in Chicago for each day of ...