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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedJafarzadeh SR, Warren DK, Nickel KB
Bayesian estimation of the accuracy of ICD-9-CM- and CPT-4-based algorithms to identify cholecystectomy procedures in administrative data without a reference standard.
The researchers sought to estimate the accuracy of two algorithms to identify cholecystectomy procedures using ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 codes in administrative data. They found that both ICD-9-CM- and CPT-4-based algorithms had high sensitivity to identify cholecystectomy procedures in administrative data when used individually and especially in a parallel-joint approach.
AHRQ-funded; HS019713.
Citation: Jafarzadeh SR, Warren DK, Nickel KB .
Bayesian estimation of the accuracy of ICD-9-CM- and CPT-4-based algorithms to identify cholecystectomy procedures in administrative data without a reference standard.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2016 Mar;25(3):263-8. doi: 10.1002/pds.3870.
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Keywords: Data, Surgery
Grenda TR, Krell RW, Dimick JB
Reliability of hospital cost profiles in inpatient surgery.
This study sought to discover whether Medicare payments for surgery can reliably compare hospital costs. It found that episode payments for inpatient surgery are a reliable measure of hospital costs for commonly performed procedures, but are less reliable for lower volume operations. These findings suggest that hospital cost profiles based on Medicare claims data may be used to benchmark efficiency, especially for more common procedures.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Grenda TR, Krell RW, Dimick JB .
Reliability of hospital cost profiles in inpatient surgery.
Surgery 2016 Feb;159(2):375-80. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.06.043..
Keywords: Inpatient Care, Surgery, Healthcare Costs, Medicare, Data