Validating ICD-10 codes for adverse drug events in hospitalised older adults: protocol for a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adverse drug events (ADEs) among hospitalised older adults are common yet often preventable. Efforts to recognise ADEs using pharmacist review and electronic health record adaptations have had mixed results. Our health system developed and implemented a geriatric prescribing context designed to offer age-friendly dose and frequency defaults for hospitalised patients 75 years and older. The impact of this context on ADEs remains unknown. To measure its impact, our team created a list of ADE-related International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes specific to 10 commonly used medications at our institution. This protocol paper presents the process of designing a screening tool for ADEs, validating the tool with manual chart reviews and measuring the impact of the con

SUBMITTER: Nohner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9639084 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature