An administrative data validation study of the accuracy of algorithms for identifying rheumatoid arthritis: The influence of the reference standard on algorithm performance

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Widdifield, Jessica ^a   Bombardier, Claire ^a   Bernatsky, Sasha ^b   Paterson, J Michael ^a,c,d   Green, Diane ^c   Young, Jacqueline ^c   Ivers, Noah ^a,c,e   Butt, Debra A ^a   Jaakkimainen, R Liisa ^a,c,f   Thorne, J Carter ^g   Tu, Karen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Health administrative databases; Predictive values; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sensitivity and specificity; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERNIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84902738864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-216     Document Type: Article

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