Validation of administrative health data for the pediatric population: a scoping review

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dc.contributor.authorShiff, Natalie J
dc.contributor.authorJama, Sadia
dc.contributor.authorBoden, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorLix, Lisa M
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-14T23:03:29Z
dc.date.available2014-06-14T23:03:29Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-22
dc.date.updated2014-06-14T23:03:29Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background The purpose of this research was to perform a scoping review of published literature on the validity of administrative health data for ascertaining health conditions in the pediatric population (≤20 years). Methods A comprehensive search of OVID Medline (1946 - present), CINAHL (1937 - present) and EMBASE (1947 - present) was conducted. Characteristics of validation studies that were abstracted included the study population, health condition, topic of the validation (e.g., single diagnosis code versus case-finding algorithm), administrative and validation data sources. Inter-rater agreement was measured using Cohen’s κ. Extracted data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results A total of 37 articles met the study inclusion criteria. Cohen’s κ for study inclusion/exclusion and data abstraction was 0.88 and 0.97, respectively. Most studies validated administrative data from the USA (43.2%) and Canada (24.3%), and focused on inpatient records (67.6%). Case-finding algorithms (56.7%) were more frequently validated than diagnoses codes alone (37.8%). Five conditions were validated in more than one study: diabetes mellitus, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, rotavirus infection, and tuberculosis. Conclusions This scoping review identified a number of gaps in the validation of administrative health data for pediatric populations, including limited investigation of outpatient populations and older pediatric age groups.
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.identifier.citationBMC Health Services Research. 2014 May 22;14(1):236
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-236
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23629
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rights.holderNatalie J Shiff et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.titleValidation of administrative health data for the pediatric population: a scoping review
dc.typeJournal Article
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