Validation of algorithms to identify colorectal cancer patients from administrative claims data of a Japanese hospital

• Main Authors: Takahiro Hirano (Author), Makiko Negishi (Author), Yoshiki Kuwatsuru (Author), Masafumi Arai (Author), Ryozo Wakabayashi (Author), Naoko Saito (Author), Ryohei Kuwatsuru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Administrative claims data are a valuable source for clinical studies; however, the use of validated algorithms to identify patients is essential to minimize bias. We evaluated the validity of diagnostic coding algorithms for identifying patients with colorectal cancer from a hos...