Validation of an ICD-9-Based Algorithm to Identify Stillbirth Episodes from Medicaid Claims Data.
Sabina O NduagubaNicole E SmolinskiThuy N ThaiSteven T BirdSonja A RasmussenAlmut G WintersteinPublished in: Drug safety (2023)
Our algorithm to identify stillbirths from administrative claims data had a moderately high PPV. Positive predictive value was substantially increased by restricting the setting to inpatient episodes and using only input diagnostic codes for singleton stillbirths.