DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN ALGORITHM FOR IDENTIFYING PATIENTS WITH HEMOPHILIA A IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS DATABASE

• Published in: Value in health Vol. 20; no. 5; p. A1
• Main Authors: Lyons, J, Desai, VC, Jemison, J, Xu, Y, Ridgeway, G, Finkle, W, Solari, PG, Sullivan, SD, Lanes, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrenceville Elsevier Science Ltd 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Algorithms; Clotting; Diagnosis; Emergency medical care; Hemophilia; Inpatient care; Medical diagnosis; Medical records; Medical screening; Patients; Prediction models; Regression analysis; Validity; United States > US

OBJECTIVES: Develop and validate an algorithm to identify patients with hemophilia A in an administrative claims database. METHODS: We first created a screening algorithm using diagnosis and treatment codes to identify potential hemophilia A patients from administrative claims data in the US HealthC...