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Accuracy of physician billing claims for identifying acute respiratory infections in primary care.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the accuracy of physician billing claims for identifying acute respiratory infections in primary care. STUDY SETTING. Nine primary care physician practices in Montreal, Canada (2002-2005). STUDY
designA validation study was carried out to compare diagnoses in 3,526 physician billing claims with diagnoses documented in the corresponding patient medical records. DATA COLLECTION: In-office medical record abstraction. PRINCIPAL
findingsClaims had a high positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value, and specificity for identifying respiratory infections; however, their sensitivity was below 50 percent. Large variation in sensitivity and PPV was observed among physicians.
conclusionsBecause claims data are now routinely used to monitor antibiotic prescribing in primary care, future research should determine if acute respiratory infection diagnoses are missing from claims at random, or if bias is present.
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