Positive predictive value of the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in an administrative database

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作者
Petersen, LA [1 ]
Wright, S [1 ]
Normand, SLT [1 ]
Daley, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Brockton W Roxbury Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Ctr Study Practice Patterns Acute Myocardial Infa, Boston, MA USA
关键词
information systems; medical records; databases; myocardial infarction;
D O I
10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.10198.x
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
OBJECTIVE:To determine the positive predictive value of ICD-9-CM coding of acute myocardial infarction and cardiac procedures. METHODS: Using chart-abstracted data as the standard, we examined administrative data from the Veterans Health Administration for a national random sample of 5,151 discharges. MAIN RESULTS: The positive predictive value of acute myocardial infarction coding in the primary position was 96.9%. The sensitivity and specificity of coding were, respectively, 96% and 99% for catheterization, 95.7% and 100% for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and 90.3% and 99.7% for percutaneous transruminal coronary angioplasty. CONCLUSIONS: The positive predictive value of acute myocardial infarction and related procedure coding is comparable to or better than previously reported observations of administrative databases.
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