Comparison of Medicare Claims-based Clostridioides difficile infection classification to chart review using a linked cohort

• Main Authors: Dustin Currie (Author), Chantal Lewis (Author), Kelly Hatfield (Author), Joseph Lutgring (Author), Sophia Kazakova (Author), James Baggs (Author), Lauren Korhonen (Author), Maria Correa (Author), Dana Goodenough (Author), Danyel Olson (Author), Jill Szydlowski (Author), Jasmine Watkins (Author), Ghinwa Dumyati (Author), Scott Fridkin (Author), Christopher Wilson (Author), Sujan Reddy (Author), Alice Guh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Medicare claims are frequently used to study Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) epidemiology. Categorizing CDI based on location of onset and potential exposure is critical in understanding transmission patterns and prevention strategies. While claims data are well-suited for ident...