Assessing the validity of using administrative data to identify patients with epilepsy.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:Previous validation studies assessing the use of administrative data to identify patients with epilepsy have used targeted sampling or have used a reference standard of patients in the neurologist, hospital, or emergency room setting. Therefore, the validity of using administrative data to identify patients with epilepsy in the general population has not been previously assessed. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of using administrative data to identify patients with epilepsy in the general population. METHODS:A retrospective chart abstraction study was performed using primary care physician records from 83 physicians distributed throughout Ontario and contributing data to the Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database (EMRALD) A random sample of 7,500 adult patients, from a possible 73,014 eligible, was manually chart abstracted to identify patients who had ever had epilepsy. These patients were used as a reference standard to test a variety of administrative data algorithms. RESULTS:An algorithm of three physician billing codes (separated by at least 30 days) in 2 years or one hospitalization had a sensitivity of 73.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 64.8-82.5%), specificity of 99.8% (95% CI 99.6-99.9%), positive predictive value (PPV) of 79.5% (95% CI 71.1-88.0%), and negative predictive value (NPV) of 99.7% (95% CI 99.5-99.8%) for identifying patients who had ever had epilepsy. SIGNIFICANCE:The results of our study showed that administrative data can reasonably accurately identify patients who have ever had epilepsy, allowing for a "lifetime" population prevalence determination of epilepsy in Ontario and the rest of Canada with similar administrative databases. This will facilitate future studies on population level patterns and outcomes of care for patients living with epilepsy.

journal_name

Epilepsia

journal_title

Epilepsia

authors

Tu K,Wang M,Jaakkimainen RL,Butt D,Ivers NM,Young J,Green D,Jetté N

doi

10.1111/epi.12506

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-02-01 00:00:00

pages

335-43

issue

2

eissn

0013-9580

issn

1528-1167

journal_volume

55

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