Accuracy of diagnosis codes to identify febrile young infants using administrative data

Autor: Evaline A. Alessandrini, Lise E. Nigrovic, Russell J. McCulloh, Derek J. Williams, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Mark I. Neuman, Amanda C. Schondelmeyer, Paul L. Aronson, Cary Thurm, Samir S. Shah, Angela L. Myers, Katie Hayes, Fran Balamuth, Elana A. Feldman, Whitney L. Browning, Joel S. Tieder
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Hospital Medicine. 10:787-793
ISSN: 1553-5592
Popis: BACKGROUND Administrative data can be used to determine optimal management of febrile infants and aid clinical practice guideline development. OBJECTIVE Determine the most accurate International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) diagnosis coding strategies for identification of febrile infants. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTING Eight emergency departments in the Pediatric Health Information System. PATIENTS Infants aged
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