Validity of claims-based algorithms to identify neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Loreen StraubBrian T BatemanSonia Hernandez-DiazCassandra YorkYanmin ZhuElizabeth A SuarezBarry LesterLyndon GonzalezRyan HansonClara HildebrandtJoseph HomsiDaniel KangKen W K LeeZachary LeeLinda LiMckenna LongacreNidhi ShahNatalie TukanFrances WallaceChristina WilliamsSalim ZerrinyHelen MogunKrista F HuybrechtsPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2021)
PPVs were generally high (range: 82%-98%), suggesting that claims-based algorithms can be used to study NDDs. For DCD, additional criteria are needed to improve the classification of true cases.