Validity of International Classification of Diseases codes in identifying illicit drug use target conditions using medical record data as a reference standard: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The twenty-first century opioid crisis has spurred interest in using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code algorithms to identify patients using illicit drugs from administrative healthcare data. We conducted a systematic review of studies that validated ICD code algorithms for illicit drug use against a reference standard of medical record data.

Methods

Systematic searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were conducted for studies published between 1980 and 2018 in English, French, Italian, or Spanish. We included validation studies of ICD-9 or ICD-10 code algorithms for an illicit drug use target condition (e.g., illicit drug use, abuse, or dependence (UAD), illicit drug use-related complications) given the sensitivity or specifici

SUBMITTER: McGrew KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533471 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature