Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in United States Automated Claims. Incidence, Prevalence, and Algorithm Validation

Estimates of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) incidence and prevalence from electronic databases without case validation may be inaccurate. Develop claims algorithms to identify IPF and assess their positive predictive value (PPV) to estimate incidence and prevalence in the United States. We deve...

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Published in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 192; no. 10; pp. 1200 - 1207
Main Authors:	Esposito, Daina B., Lanes, Stephan, Donneyong, Macarius, Holick, Crystal N., Lasky, Joseph A., Lederer, David, Nathan, Steven D., O’Quinn, Sean, Parker, Joseph, Tran, Trung N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Thoracic Society 15.11.2015
Subjects:	Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms Comorbidity Databases, Factual Female Humans Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - epidemiology Incidence Insurance Claim Review Logistic Models Male Medical Records - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Prevalence Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Sex Distribution United States - epidemiology United States epidemiology idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis interstitial lung disease validation
ISSN:	1073-449X, 1535-4970, 1535-4970
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