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A Systematic Review Of Validated Methods For Identifying Heart Failure Using Administrative Data, Jane Saczynski, Susan Andrade, Leslie Harrold, Jennifer Tjia, Sarah Cutrona, Katherine Dodd, Robert Goldberg, Jerry Gurwitz
A Systematic Review Of Validated Methods For Identifying Heart Failure Using Administrative Data, Jane Saczynski, Susan Andrade, Leslie Harrold, Jennifer Tjia, Sarah Cutrona, Katherine Dodd, Robert Goldberg, Jerry Gurwitz
Jennifer Tjia
PURPOSE: To identify and describe the validity of algorithms used to detect heart failure (HF) using administrative and claims data sources.
METHODS: A systematic review of PubMed and Iowa Drug Information Service searches of the English language was performed to identify studies published between 1990 and 2010 that evaluated the validity of algorithms for the identification of patients with HF using and claims data. Abstracts and articles were reviewed by two study investigators to determine their relevance on the basis of predetermined criteria.
RESULTS: The initial search strategy identified 887 abstracts. Of these, 499 full articles were reviewed and 35 …