Lix L, Yogendran M, Burchill C, Metge C, McKeen N, Moore D, Bond R.
Winnipeg, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, July 2006.
This study examines the validity of administrative data, including hospital separations, physician billing claims, and prescription drug records, for monitoring the prevalence of selected chronic diseases in Manitoba.
The specific objectives of this report are to:
1) Review the literature on the validity of administrative data for identifying chronic disease cases.
2) Evaluate the validity of multiple algorithms for identifying disease cases from Manitoba administrative data.
3) Test for differences in cross-sectional and longitudinal prevalence estimates for chronic disease algorithms.
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