Validity of Diagnosis Code-Based Claims to Identify Pulmonary NTM Disease in Bronchiectasis Patients

Authors :: Ku, Jennifer H.
Henkle, Emily M.
Carlson, Kathleen F.
Marino, Miguel
Winthrop, Kevin L.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. March, 2021, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p982, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection is an illness of increasing incidence caused by environmental organisms and can lead to chronic pulmonary disease (1-5). The accuracy of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) [...]

Subjects :: Lung diseases -- Diagnosis -- Risk factors
Medicare -- Analysis
Mycobacterial infections -- Diagnosis -- Risk factors
Bronchiectasis -- Complications and side effects
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