ELHS Abstracts & Publications
Recent abstracts and publications:
2023
Nuthalapati P, Thomas L, Donahue MA, Moura LMVR, DeStefano S, Simpson JR, Buchhalter J, Fureman BE, Pellinen J. Improving Seizure Frequency Documentation and Classification. Neurol Clin Pract. 2023 Dec;13(6):e200212. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200212. Epub 2023 Oct 19. PMID: 37873534; PMCID: PMC10586801.
Akrama H, Brooks J, Donahue M, Nuthalapati P, Buchhalter J, Farrell K, Herman S, Zafar S, Abend N, Pellinen J, Ficker D, Benard S, Fureman B, Moura L. Establishing a National Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System: Identifying Treatment Barriers. American Epilepsy Society. December 2023.
Coelho L, Sevak Y, Donahue M, Nuthalapati P, Buchhalter J, Fureman B, Herman S, Finkelstein S, Moura L. Unraveling the Relationship between Seizure Control and Mental Health Screening Scores in Patient with Epilepsy. American Epilepsy Society. December 2023.
Nuthalapati P, Brooks J, Maria L, Coelho G, Donahue M, Herman S, Abend N, Trescher W, Buchhalter J, Fureman B, Zafar S, Moura L. Seizure Variant in a Nationwide Epilepsy Registry through International League Against Epilepsy Classification: A Phenotypic Approach. American Epilepsy Society. December 2023.
2022
Cardall A, Moura L, Jacobs C, Zafar S, Westover B. Identification of patients with epilepsy from electronic health records using text mining. American Epilepsy Society. December 2022.
DeStefano S, PellinenJ, Sillau S, Buchhalter J. Standardization of seizureresponsetimes and data collection in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Epilepsy Research. 2022;180:106869. doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106869
Fernandes M, Donahue MA, Hoch D, et al. A replicable, open-source, data integration method to support National Practice-based Research & Quality Improvement Systems. Epilepsy Research. 2022;186:107013. doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.107013
Moura L, Mejia N; McGraw, C, Donahue M, Zafar S, Fureman B, Buchhalter J, Schwamm L, Heng M, Sisodia R. A real-time dashboard of patient-reported determinants of health disparities and adherence to epilepsy quality metrics in a large healthcare system. American Epilepsy Society. December 2022.
Munger Clary H, Josephson SA, Franklin G, et al. Seizure frequency process and outcome quality measures. Neurology. 2022;98(14):583-590. doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000200239
Thomas L, Pellinen J, DeStefano S. Improving seizure frequency documentation and classification. American Epilepsy Society. December 2022.
Trescher W, Paudel S, Naik S, Byrnes C, Kandel P, Tariq S, Donahue M, Farrell K, Fureman B, Buchhalter J, Moura L. Quality Improvement in Epilepsy Care: Characterization of the Population in a Mixed Rural and Small Urban Seng #66. Child Neurology Society. October 2022.
Tveter E, Huang J, Akbar A, Binete K, Gunn C, Jacobs C, Zafar S, Hoch D, M. D, Voinescu P, Moura L, Buchhalter J, McGraw C. Optimizing resource utilization in completion of epilepsy patient-reported outcome measures. American Epilepsy Society. December 2022.
Vinson AH, Seid M, Gamel B, et al. Toward an ontology of Collaborative Learning Healthcare Systems. Learning Health Systems. 2022;6(3). doi:10.1002/lrh2.10306
2021
Donahue MA, Herman ST, Dass D, et al. Establishing a learning healthcare system to improve health outcomes for people with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2021;117:107805. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107805
Goldstein J, Kwon C-S, Harmon M, et al. Seizure documentation in people living with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2021;125:108383. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108383
Moura L, Dass D, Smith J, Donahue M, Sanches P, Ayub N. Telemedicine can support measurable and high-quality epilepsy care during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Medical Quality. January 2021.
Tencer J, Abend N, DiGiovine M, et al. Improving Medication Non-Adherence Screening and Provider Interventions for Children with Epilepsy (2166). American Academy of Neurology. April 2021.
2020
Jones FJS, Smith JR, Ayub N, et al. Implementing standardized provider documentation in a tertiary epilepsy clinic. Neurology. 2020;95(2). doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000009778
Jones FJS, Ezzeddine FL, Herman ST, Buchhalter J, Fureman B, Moura LMVR. A feasibility assessment of functioning and quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measures in Adult Epilepsy Clinics: A systematic review. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2020;102:106704. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106704
Paudel S, Kandel P, Mainali G, et al. Implementation of a standardized method to measure seizure outcome in a clinical practice setting. American Epilepsy Society. December 2020.
Smith JR, Jones FJS, Fureman BE, et al. Accuracy of ICD-10-CM claims-based definitions for epilepsy and seizure type. Epilepsy Research. 2020;166:106414. doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106414
Trescher W, Paudel S, Kandel P, Mainali G, et al. Epilepsy outcomes measured by a standardized method in a clinical practice setting. American Epilepsy Society. December 2020.
Vinson AH. Putting the network to work: Learning Networks in Rapid Response situations. Learning Health Systems. 2020;5(1). doi:10.1002/lrh2.10251
2019
Moura LMVR, Magliocco B, Ney JP, Cheng EM, Esper GJ, Hoch DB. Implementation of quality measures and patient-reported outcomes in an epilepsy clinic. Neurology. 2019;93(22). doi:10.1212/wnl.00000000000085482.
2018
Patel AD, Baca C, Franklin G, et al. Quality Improvement in neurology. Neurology. 2018;91(18):829-836. doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000006425
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