generic product identifier (copd medication prescription fills)  (HealthCore Inc)

Journal: BMC Health Services Research

Article Title: Algorithms to identify COPD in health systems with and without access to ICD coding: a systematic review

doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4574-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification criteria utilized in the published studies. Part A: Studies with low risk of bias (in chronological order)

Article Snippet: Turner et al. (2018) United States [ ] , - HealthCore Integrated Research Database - Medical records , SP: 2,219,034 COPD-P: 17,156 , X , X , , , X , X , X , , , years ≥40 1. ≥2 COPD diagnoses (ICD-9 CM codes 491, 492, 496), 2. ≥2 COPD-related procedures, 3. ≥3 Generic Product Identifier (COPD medication prescription fills) and 4. ≥2 Current Procedural Terminology codes for spirometry tests , high medical record review: COPD confirmation by persistent airflow obstruction FEV1/FVC < 0.70 at symptom baseline; but missing data constrained COPD identification.

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Journal: BMC Health Services Research

Article Title: Algorithms to identify COPD in health systems with and without access to ICD coding: a systematic review

doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4574-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification criteria utilized in the published studies. Part B: Studies with high risk of bias ( n = 23, in chronological order)

Article Snippet: Turner et al. (2018) United States [ ] , - HealthCore Integrated Research Database - Medical records , SP: 2,219,034 COPD-P: 17,156 , X , X , , , X , X , X , , , years ≥40 1. ≥2 COPD diagnoses (ICD-9 CM codes 491, 492, 496), 2. ≥2 COPD-related procedures, 3. ≥3 Generic Product Identifier (COPD medication prescription fills) and 4. ≥2 Current Procedural Terminology codes for spirometry tests , high medical record review: COPD confirmation by persistent airflow obstruction FEV1/FVC < 0.70 at symptom baseline; but missing data constrained COPD identification.

Techniques: Diagnostic Assay