Implementation of the epilepsy center of excellence to improve access to and quality of care – protocol for a mixed methods study

Table 1 Outcome measures, data sources, and definitions for Objective 1

Type of measure	Data source(s)	Data used to define
Quality
QUIET-VA	VistA Web	Medical chart progress notes, problem list, screening, tests, medications, etc.
Access
Epilepsy specialty care	PTF	Inpatient bedsection 11 (Epilepsy center) Clinic Stop: 315456 Epilepsy clinic FY11 onward: 345 Epilepsy center of excellence; other epilepsy stop codes: 345188, 345185, 345714, 345720
Epilepsy specialty care	OPC
Epilepsy surgery, procedures, monitoring	PTF (OPC for Day of Surgery Admission) inpatient encounter files	ICD9A
Epilepsy surgery, procedures, monitoring		CPT codes
General neurology care	PTF	Inpatient bedsection: 10 Neurology, 34 geriatric evaluation neurology
General neurology care	OPC	Clinic stop: 315 neurology clinic

OPC: outpatient clinic PTF: patient treatment file; VistA Web: Veterans Health Information Systems Technology and Architecture Web.

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