Accuracy of Prescription Claims Data in Identifying Truly Nonadherent Patients

Accuracy of administrative claims data for polypectomy.

BACKGROUND The frequency of polypectomy is an important indicator of quality assurance for population-based colorectal cancer screening programs. Although administrative databases of physician claims provide population-level data on the performance of polypectomy, the accuracy of the procedure codes has not been examined. We determined the level of agreement between physician claims for polypec...

Understanding Adherence and Prescription Patterns Using Large-Scale Claims Data.

BACKGROUND Advanced computing capabilities and novel visual analytics tools now allow us to move beyond the traditional cross-sectional summaries to analyze longitudinal prescription patterns and the impact of study design decisions. For example, design decisions regarding gaps and overlaps in prescription fill data are necessary for measuring adherence using prescription claims data. However, ...

Data Mining Performance in Identifying the Risk Factors of Early Arteriovenous Fistula Failure in Hemodialysis Patients

Background and Objectives: Arteriovenous fistula is a popular vascular access method for surgical treatment of hemodialysis patients. The method, however, is associated with a high rate of early failure varying in the range of 20-60%. Predicting early Arteriovenous fistula failure and its risk factors can help reduce its incidence, its hospitalization rate, and associated costs. In this study, ...

evaluation of fat atrophy in patients with dermis fat graft of orbit by ct-scan

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Prescription pattern of urate-lowering therapy in Korean gout patients: data from the national health claims database