Validation of ICD-9-CM coding algorithm for improved identification of hypoglycemia visits

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ginde, Adit A ^a,b   Blanc, Phillip G ^c   Lieberman, Rebecca M ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; COMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 42449099434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-8-4     Document Type: Article

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