Accuracy of the recording of pneumonia events in English electronic healthcare record data in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Alexander J AdamsonConstantinos KallisIan DouglasJennifer K Quint
Published in: Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.) (2024)
Use of primary care pneumonia codes and associated clinical and treatment codes to determine pneumonia is not recommended due to significant levels of misdiagnosis and many hospitalised events failing to be recorded in primary care.