Suitability of administrative claims databases for bariatric surgery research – is the glass half-full or half-empty?

Suitability of administrative claims databases for bariatric surgery research – is the glass half-full or half-empty?

Abstract Background Claims databases are generally considered inadequate for obesity research due to suboptimal capture of body mass index (BMI) measurements. This might not be true for bariatric surgery because of reimbursement requirements and changes in coding systems. We assessed the availabilit...

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Main Authors: Xiaojuan Li, Kristina H. Lewis, Katherine Callaway, J. Frank Wharam, Sengwee Toh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Bariatric surgery
Body mass index
Healthcare administrative claims
Predictive value of tests
Sensitivity and specificity
Validation study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01106-8

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