Limited validity of diagnosis code–based claims to identify Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with bronchiectasis in medicare data

TY - JOUR

T1 - Limited validity of diagnosis code–based claims to identify Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with bronchiectasis in medicare data

AU - Ku, Jennifer H.

AU - Henkle, Emily M.

AU - Aksamit, Timothy R.

AU - Winthrop, Kevin L.

N1 - Funding Information: Supported by the Parker B. Francis Foundation and by resources from the VA Bedford Healthcare System and VA Boston Healthcare System. E.R.N. was supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute T32 Grant 5T32HL007035. S.T.R. was funded by a VA Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Career Development Award. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Government. Funding Information: Supported by a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute award (CER-1503-29191). The statements and conclusions in this manuscript are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute or its board of governors or methodology committee.

PY - 2021/7

Y1 - 2021/7

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U2 - 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202007-767RL

DO - 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202007-767RL

M3 - Letter

C2 - 33476243

AN - SCOPUS:85109678014

SN - 2325-6621

VL - 18

SP - 1246

EP - 1249

JO - Annals of the American Thoracic Society

JF - Annals of the American Thoracic Society

IS - 7

ER -