Affiliation:
1. Veteran Administration Tennessee Valley VA Health Care System Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC) Nashville Tennessee USA
2. Department of Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee USA
3. Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville Tennessee USA
4. Department of Health Policy Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee USA
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveTo validate an algorithm that identifies fractures using billing codes from the International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision (ICD‐9) and Tenth Revision (ICD‐10) for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department visits in a population of patients.MethodsWe identified and reviewed a random sample of 543 encounters for adults receiving care within a single Veterans Health Administration healthcare system and had a first fracture episode between 2010 and 2019. To determine if an encounter represented a true incident fracture, we performed chart abstraction and assessed the type of fracture and mechanism. We calculated the positive predictive value (PPV) for the overall algorithm and each component diagnosis code along with 95% confidence intervals. Inverse probabilities of selection sampling weights were used to reflect the underlying study population.ResultsThe algorithm had an initial PPV of 73.5% (confidence interval [CI] 69.5, 77.1), with low performance when weighted to reflect the full population (PPV 66.3% [CI 58.8, 73.1]). The modified algorithm was restricted to diagnosis codes with PPVs > 50% and outpatient codes were restricted to the first outpatient position, with the exception of one high performing code. The resulting unweighted PPV improved to 90.1% (CI 86.2, 93.0) and weighted PPV of 91.3% (CI 86.8, 94.4). A confirmation sample demonstrated verified performance with PPV of 87.3% (76.0, 93.7). PPVs by location of care (inpatient, emergency department and outpatient) remained greater than 85% in the modified algorithm.ConclusionsThe modified algorithm, which included primary billing codes for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department visits, demonstrated excellent PPV for identification of fractures among a cohort of patients within the Veterans Health Administration system.
Funder
Clinical Science Research and Development
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Epidemiology
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