Claims-based algorithm to estimate the Expanded Disability Status Scale for multiple sclerosis in a German health insurance fund: a validation study using patient medical records

BackgroundThe Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) quantifies disability and measures disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), however is not available in administrative claims databases.ObjectivesTo develop a claims-based algorithm for deriving EDSS and validate it against a clinical data...

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Main Authors: Erwan Muros-Le Rouzic, Marco Ghiani, Evi Zhuleku, Anja Dillenseger, Ulf Maywald, Thomas Wilke, Tjalf Ziemssen, Licinio Craveiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1253557/full