Validating malignant melanoma ICD-9-CM codes in Umbria, ASL Napoli 3 Sud and Friuli Venezia Giulia administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 8; no. 4; p. e020631
• Main Authors: Orso, Massimiliano, Serraino, Diego, Abraha, Iosief, Fusco, Mario, Giovannini, Gianni, Casucci, Paola, Cozzolino, Francesco, Granata, Annalisa, Gobbato, Michele, Stracci, Fabrizio, Ciullo, Valerio, Vitale, Maria Francesca, Eusebi, Paolo, Orlandi, Walter, Montedori, Alessandro, Bidoli, Ettore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.04.2018; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adult; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Codes; Databases, Factual; Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration; Disease; Epidemiology; Female; Health risk assessment; Hospitals; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Italy; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical prognosis; Melanoma; Melanoma - diagnosis; Metastasis; Middle Aged; Oncology; Patients; Public health; Skin cancer; Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis; Systematic review; Vaccines; Italy; Icd-9-cm; accuracy; melanoma; validity; administrative database; sensitivity and specificity

ObjectivesTo assess the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes in identifying subjects with melanoma.DesignA diagnostic accuracy study comparing melanoma ICD-9-CM codes (index test) with medical chart (reference standard). Case as...