Validity of ICD-10 codes for COVID-19 patients with hospital admissions or ED visits in Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Guosong WuAdam G D'SouzaHude QuanDanielle A SouthernErik YoungsonTyler WilliamsonCathy A EastwoodYuan Xu

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

In Alberta, ICD-10 COVID-19 codes (U07.1 and U07.3) were coded well with high validity. This indicates administrative data can be used for COVID-19 research and pandemic management purposes.

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