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Use of administrative data for the identificationof laboratory-confirmed influenza infection: The validity ofinfluenza-specific ICD-9 codes

  • Kristen A. Feemster
  • , Kateri H. Leckerman
  • , Maria Middleton
  • , Danielle M. Zerr
  • , Alexis M. Elward
  • , Jason G. Newland
  • , Lindsey Asti
  • , Rebecca M. Guth
  • , Rangaraj Selvarangan
  • , Susan E. Coffin
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Seattle Children's
  • Washington University St. Louis
  • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital

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Abstract

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 laboratoryconfirmed influenza cases, whereas <1% of patients without a diagnosis code had laboratory-confirmed influenza.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberpis052
Pages (from-to)63-66
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electronic health record
  • Influenza surveillance
  • Pediatric health information system

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