Sensitivity of Claims-Based Algorithms to Ascertain Smoking Status More Than Doubled with Meaningful Use

Value in Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 334-340

  Huo, Jinhai ^a   Yang, Ming ^b   Tina Shih, Ya Chen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative data; EHR; sensitivity; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ICD-10-CM; ICD-9-CM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEANINGFUL USE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85031673371     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2017.09.002     Document Type: Article

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