Validation of a claims-based algorithm for identifying non-infectious pneumonitis in patients diagnosed with lung cancer.
Shane S NeibartDaniella E PortalJyoti MalhotraSalma K JabbourJason A RoyBrian L StromPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2021)
This study validated ICD-10-CM and prescription-claims-based definitions of NIP in lung cancer patients. All algorithms have at least reasonable performance. Enriching the algorithm with corticosteroid prescription records results in excellent performance.