Use of Administrative Data for the Identificationof Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection: The Validity ofInfluenza-Specific ICD-9 Codes | Zendy

Kristen A. Feemster | Zendy; Kateri H. Leckerman | Zendy; M. Middleton | Zendy; Danielle M. Zerr | Zendy; Alexis Elward | Zendy; Jason G. Newland | Zendy; Lindsey Asti | Zendy; Rebecca M. Guth | Zendy; Rangaraj Selvarangan | Zendy; Susan Coffin | Zendy

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Use of Administrative Data for the Identificationof Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection: The Validity ofInfluenza-Specific ICD-9 Codes

Author(s) -

Kristen A. Feemster,

Kateri H. Leckerman,

M. Middleton,

Danielle M. Zerr,

Alexis Elward,

Jason G. Newland,

Lindsey Asti,

Rebecca M. Guth,

Rangaraj Selvarangan,

Susan Coffin

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pis052

Subject(s) - medicine , diagnosis code , pediatrics , medical emergency , environmental health , population

We used Pediatric Health Information System data and laboratory records from 3 children's hospitals to determine whether administrative data accurately identify children with laboratory-confirmed influenza. Among 23 282 inpatients, diagnosis codes for influenza detected 73% of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases, whereas <1% of patients without a diagnosis code had laboratory-confirmed influenza.

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