Arthritis care & research
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Arthritis care & research · Sep 2013
ReviewSystematic review and critical appraisal of validation studies to identify rheumatic diseases in health administrative databases.
To evaluate the quality of the methods and reporting of published studies that validate administrative database algorithms for rheumatic disease case ascertainment. ⋯ The methods used in administrative data validation studies of rheumatic diseases are highly variable. Few studies reported key measures of diagnostic accuracy despite their importance for drawing conclusions about the validity of administrative database algorithms. We developed a methodologic framework and recommendations for validation study conduct and reporting.