The validity of diagnostic algorithms to identify asthma patients in healthcare administrative databases: a systematic literature review.

Alia YousifRoxanne DaultMireille CourteauLucie BlaisAnne-Marie CloutierAnais LacasseAlain Vanassenull null

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2020)

Healthcare administrative databases are adequate sources to identify asthma patients. More restrictive definitions based on both asthma diagnoses and asthma medications may enhance validity, although further research is required to confirm this hypothesis.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
machine learning
allergic rhinitis
drinking water
big data