Development and validation of a 30-day mortality index based on pre-existing medical administrative data from 13,323 COVID-19 patients: The Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index.

Development and validation of a 30-day mortality index based on pre-existing medical administrative data from 13,323 COVID-19 patients: The Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index.

<h4>Background</h4>Available COVID-19 mortality indices are limited to acute inpatient data. Using nationwide medical administrative data available prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection from the US Veterans Health Administration (VA), we developed the VA COVID-19 (VACO) 30-day mortality index an...

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Main Authors: Joseph T King, James S Yoon, Christopher T Rentsch, Janet P Tate, Lesley S Park, Farah Kidwai-Khan, Melissa Skanderson, Ronald G Hauser, Daniel A Jacobson, Joseph Erdos, Kelly Cho, Rachel Ramoni, David R Gagnon, Amy C Justice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241825

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241825

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