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Validating the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in a National Health Insurance claims database
被引:311
作者:
Hsieh, Cheng-Yang
[1
,2
,3
]
Chen, Chih-Hung
[4
,5
]
Li, Chung-Yi
[6
,7
]
Lai, Ming-Liang
[3
,4
,5
]
机构:
[1] Tainan Sin Lau Hosp, Stroke Ctr, Tainan, Taiwan
[2] Tainan Sin Lau Hosp, Dept Neurol, Tainan, Taiwan
[3] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Inst Clin Pharm & Pharmaceut Sci, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
[4] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Stroke Ctr, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
[5] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Dept Neurol, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
[6] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Inst Publ Hlth, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
[7] China Med Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Publ Hlth, Taichung, Taiwan
关键词:
acute ischemic stroke;
claims data;
diagnosis;
National Health Insurance;
Taiwan Stroke Registry;
validation;
TAIWAN;
RISK;
D O I:
10.1016/j.jfma.2013.09.009
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Background/purpose: The National Health Insurance Research Database, which uses claims data from hospitals contracted with the National Health Insurance (NHI) program in Taiwan, has been widely used for stroke research. The diagnostic accuracy of the NHI claims data with regard to acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has rarely been validated. The aim of this study was to validate the diagnosis of AIS in NHI claims data using the Taiwan Stroke Registry (TSR) as a reference. Methods: We retrieved patients' data with a discharge diagnosis of AIS [five-digit International Classification of Diseases Code, 9th version (ICD-9 code): 433xx or 434xx] in a single medical center from August 2006 to December 2008. We then linked these patients to the TSR to validate their AIS diagnosis in the claims data. The positive predictive value (PPV) and sensitivity were determined. Results: We reviewed the claims data of 1736 consecutive AIS patients, of whom 1299 (74.8%) were linked successfully to the stroke registry database. After reviewing the medical records and imaging results of other patients not linked to the registry database (n = 437), 235 patients were found to have had an AIS. The PPV was 88.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 86.8-89.8%] and sensitivity was 97.3% (95% CI: 96.4-98.1%). Forty-four (21.8%) of the false-positive cases (n = 202) were coded as 433x0 or 434x0. Conclusion: The PPV of a diagnosis of AIS in the NHI claims data was high. Using five-digit ICD-9 codes to identify AIS cases will markedly decrease the false-positive rate compared with using the commonly used three-digit method. Copyright (C) 2013, Elsevier Taiwan LLC & Formosan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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页码:254 / 259
页数:6
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