Validation of methods to identify people with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies using hospital episode statistics.

Jennifer R HannahPatrick A GordonJames GallowayMegan RutterEmily J PeachMichael RooneyPeter StilwellMatthew J GraingePeter C LanyonMary BythellFiona A Pearce

Published in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2022)

IIM ICD-10 code combinations in HES have high PPVs and sensitivities. Algorithms tested in this study could be applied across all NHS Trusts to enable robust and cost-effective whole-population research into the epidemiology of IIM.

Keyphrases

machine learning
healthcare
patient safety
deep learning
risk factors
acute care
adverse drug